Table 5 Effect of having children of only one sex in the periods 1980-1989, 1990-1999 and 2000-2008, for those with two or more children
From: The impact of children’s sex composition on parents’ mortality
Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2008 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2008 | |
Only boys | 1.01 (0.93-1.09) | 0.99 (0.99-1.06) | 1.03 (0.99-1.06) | 1.11 (1.00-1.23) | 1.00 (0.95-1.06) | 1.01 (0.97-1.06) |
Only girls | 0.99 (0.91-1.07) | 1.02 (0.99-1.06) | 1.03 (0.99-1.06) | 1.15 (1.04-1.24) | 1.00 (0.94-1.06) | 1.03 (0.99-1.08) |