Abstract
Abstract A study among college students of knowledge of, attitude toward, and potential use of techniques for predetermining the sex of children indicates that a sizeable percentage would take advantage of such techniques if available. In this sample, 55.4 per cent would prefer a male first child, resulting in a sex ratio of 122 males for every 100 females if ideal family size were converted to actual family size. A strong relationship exists between desire for small family size and favorable attitude toward sex predetermination. The data suggest that the adoption of sex predetermination, even to a limited extent, would affect first‐child pattern, sex ratio, and the birth rate.
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