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Item Sex Preference and Desired Family Size (A Case Study of Brahman Community in Selected Wards of Shankhupatichaur VDC, Kavre)(Department of Population Studies, 2006) Adhikari, PurushottamThis Study on Sex Preference and Desired Family Size is based on the primary data collected from the census type survey in 2005of Brahman Community in 3, 4and 6 wards of Shankupatichour VDC, Kavre. This study is mainly focused to examine the magnitude of sex preference and desired family size. What is the role of socio economic and demographic variables in determining family size and preference of sex. Simple Tables, Graphs and Charts are used to show the effects of sex preference on fertility behavior and the existingreasons of desire for children by sex. Data were collected from the ever-married maleand female aged 15-49. To collect the required responses open and closed type questions were administered for the eligible respondents. The ideal mean number (1.2) of son and daughter were found among male respondents but it is found that ideal mean number of son (1.3) and daughter (1.2)among female respondents. It shows the son preference is strong among studied ever married female than male. The mean CEB of the female respondents was found 3.2mean age at marriage was 19.5 years. About 38 percent male and 36 percent female have SLC level education followed by under SLC male 15 percent and female 25 percent. Out of the total respondents 5 percent men and 14 percent women were illiterate. The percent of male in Proficiency Certificate Level (PCL) and bachelor level are 28.4 and 13.5respectively. Where as 15.9 and 3.3 percent female are in PCL and Bachelor Level. As increases in the age of mother results increases in the mean desired family size. Mean desired family size was found highest 3.79 among respondents engaged in agriculture followed by 3.75 among service holders but mean ideal family size was found 1.2 for son and 1.3 for daughter. LIST OF TABLES 2.5 Distribution of ethnic groups of Shankhupatichaur VDC. 253.2 Distribution of studied caste among wards. 274.1 Distribution of ever-married male and female by age group. 314.2 Distribution of ever-married male and female by education. 324.3 Distribution of ever-married male and female by occupational categories. 344.4 Distribution of ever-married female according to the age at marriage by five year age group. 365.1 Distribution of ever-married male and female who stated the sex of their first child. 375.2 Distribution of desire for at least one child of each sex. 395.3 Distribution of ever-married male and female by reasons for wanting at least one son. 405.4 Distribution of ever-married male and female by reasons for wanting daughter. 415.5. Distribution of mothers by five years age group and mean number of children born. 435.6 Distribution of mean CEB by occupation of married women. 445.7 Distribution of dead children by miscarries, infancy and child hood455.8 Distribution of family planning method by ever married women. 466.1 Distribution of ever-married male and female by number of desired children. 486.2 Distribution of mean desired family size of ever married women by five year age group. 506.3 Distribution of mothers by mean desired family size according to occupation and age. 516.4 Distribution of respondents according to stated ideal number of son and daughter. 52Item Sex Preference and Fertility (A Case Study of Meghauli Village in Chitwan District)(Department of Population Studies, 2009) Basel, DewakaThe present study on the sex preference and fertility are carried out by collecting primary data from the sample survey in ward number 5 of Meghauli VDC in Chitwan district. The main aim of this study is to examine the existing reasons of desire for children by sex. For this study the respondents are currently married women aged 15-49 years and theirhusband. The study covers total of673populations from total of 125 selectedhousehold. Out of 125 selected household, 86.1 percent peopleare literate.Out of the total population aged (10 years and above),37.5 percent are founds in agricultural, 30.6 percent are founds in students and 13.3 percent are services. The socio-economic, demographic and cultural variable affects sex preference and fertility. Most of respondents, 68.8 percent household have 0.03386 hectare to 0.67730 hectareof land, 22.4 percent household haveabovethan0.6773 hectare, 8.8 percenthouseholdhave 0.03386 hectare and belowtheir cultivable land ownership. Most of respondent 89.6 percent are supported the 12 months in a year for their income efficiency. Out of total respondent,91.2 percent have given birth to children but only 8.8 percent haven’t any children. Who have given birth of children, 42.1 percent of respondent have given birth of only one Son, 33.6 percent of respondents have given birth onlyone daughter. 14.9 percent respondents have not given any son and 24.6percent respondents havenot any daughter.31.6 percent of respondents who se children are died among their live birth. Among the total number of childrendied, 72.2 percent son are died. Out of 114 respondents, 57. 9 percent respondents have given the first birth of son and 42.1 percents have given first birth of daughter. Out of total respondents,81.6 percent of the respondent are reported that they would like to have their first child as a son and 18.4 percentrespondents would like to have their first child as a daughter, 68.8 percent ofhusband and 65.6 percent of wivesare wanted at least one son in their family and 20 percent of husband and 21.6 percent of wives are wanted at least one 11 daughter. Majority of the respondents both husband and wives more emphasizedon the increase heredity and old age security for wanting sons. The large proportion of agricultural respondents (51.0%) want son.Among total respondents, 18.6 percent of illiterate respondents wants on and 21.27 percent want to daughter. Similarly 81.4 percent of literature want to son for first child and 78.3 percent want to daughter for first child. Out of 114 respondents, 19.3 percent respondents want to two sons among their ideal family size, who have three children in their family. About seventeen percentrespondents want to one son among their ideal family size, who have two children in their family. As well as 17.5 percent respondents want to two sonsin their family size who have four children and above. Highest proportion of respondents who want to pregnancy who want to pregnancy continuous in age group 35-39 years and highest proportion of respondents who don't want to pregnancy continuous in age group 20-24 years. . 90.7 percent of literate respondents don't want to pregnancy continuous but only 75.6 percent ofliterate respondents wantto pregnancy continuous. Most of the highest percent of agricultural respondents want to pregnancy continuous than other occupational respondents.57.1 percent of respondents have used the temporary family planning method who have only one son and 42.9 percent of respondents have use the temporary family planning method who have not any son.