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Gender Preference towards Male Child among Uttar Pradesh Migrants in Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Abstract The present study was conducted among 1000 couples to find out the level of their awareness regarding sex determination and attitude towards a male child among Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) migrants of Ludhiana district. Gender preference for children of a certain sex can have impact not only on fertility but also on mortality and sex ratio. There is evidence that the natural sex ratio has been distorted by man-made norms, cu stoms, traditions, religious beliefs and more recently by sophisticated medical technologies which results in lower sex ratio in India. Out of 1000 respondents interviewed, 92.80% felt that male child is necessary in the family and the percentage abortion of female fetus is 9.75%.