Toward sustainable development goals in gender inequality: an analysis of gender preferences among urban pregnant women in a Southeast Asian country

Table 1 Socio-demographic of participants

Characteristics	Total		Son preference		No preference		Daughter preference		p
Characteristics	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total	732	100.0	194	26.5	380	51.9	158	21.6
Region
North	561	76.9	132	23.5	319	56.9	110	19.6	< 0.01
South	169	23.2	62	36.7	59	34.9	48	28.4
Living location
Rural	252	34.4	78	31.0	113	44.8	61	24.2	0.02
Urban	480	65.6	116	24.2	267	55.6	97	20.2
Education
< High school	89	12.2	39	43.8	28	31.5	22	24.7	< 0.01
High school	167	22.9	52	31.1	75	44.9	40	24.0
Colleges	144	19.7	39	27.1	77	53.5	28	19.4
University or above	331	45.3	64	19.3	199	60.1	68	20.5
Partner’s education
< High school	63	8.6	21	33.3	24	38.1	18	28.6	< 0.01
High school	146	20.1	41	28.1	76	52.1	29	19.9
Colleges	200	27.4	62	31.0	83	41.5	55	27.5
University or above	320	43.9	70	21.9	195	60.9	55	17.2
Occupation
Farmer, blue-collar worker	100	13.7	34	34.0	44	44.0	22	22.0	0.03
Public servant	62	8.5	15	24.2	33	53.2	14	22.6
Office worker	292	39.9	65	22.3	169	57.9	58	19.9
Housewife	165	22.5	57	34.5	71	43.0	37	22.4
Others	113	15.4	23	20.4	63	55.8	27	23.9
Having insurance	483	66.0	108	22.4	284	58.8	91	18.8	< 0.01
Living arrangements
Parents in law	311	42.5	85	27.3	153	49.2	73	23.5	0.41
Parents	67	9.2	20	29.9	32	47.8	15	22.4	0.75
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age	29.4	5.0	29.6	5.2	29.2	4.9	29.7	5.0	0.33
Partner’s age	32.6	5.5	32.8	5.7	32.1	5.6	33.2	5.2	0.02
Monthly household income (Unit:USD)	682.1	542.2	633.3	507.8	716	568.7	647.6	504.1	0.21

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