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Percent of People Preferring Daughters vs 0-6 Years Gender Ratio
​As shown in the graph, the preference of daughters has a slight correlation with the child gender ratio. A parent cannot naturally choose the gender of his or her child. However, a lower preference of daughters does seem to have a correlation with the final child gender ratio, likely because of a selection of the gender through other means. If parents prefer sons to daughters, female infanticide becomes more likely.