title: Son preference in Vietnam.
abstract: This article assesses the strength of son preference in Vietnam, as reflected in fertility behavior. It formulates and estimates a proportional hazards model applied to birth intervals, and a contraceptive prevalence model, using household survey data from 2,636 ever-married women aged 15-49 with at least one living child who were interviewed for the Vietnam Living Standards Survey 1992-1993. Son preference is found to be strong by world standards, but nevertheless, it has a minor effect on fertility; in its absence, the total fertility rate would fall by roughly 10 percent from the current level of about 3.2 children per woman of reproductive age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haughton
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haughton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001721:Birth Intervals; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012723:Sex; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014744:Vietnam