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Table 4 Effect of having children of only one sex compared to having at least one of each sex, for those with two or more children

From: The impact of children’s sex composition on parents’ mortality

 

Men

Women

Only boys

1.01 (0.99-1.04)

1.02 (0.99-1.05)

Only girls

1.02 (0.99-1.05)

1.03 (1.00-1.07)

  1. Controlling for age, period, education, marital status, number of children and age at first birth.
  2. (Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals).