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In reply to the discussion: Having Daughters Increases Parents’ Identification with the Republican Party [View all]mainer
(12,518 posts)25. Here's a study that shows having daughters makes you more leftwing
Economists claim to have found a correlation between the number of daughters and sons in a household and their father's political views.
By analysing data in the British Household Panel Survey, they found that 67 per cent of parents with three sons and no daughters voted for Labour or the Liberal Democrats.
This rose to 77 per cent in households with three daughters and no sons. A similar pattern was found among families with two and four children.
Professor Andrew Oswald, from Warwick University, and Dr Nattavudh Powdthavee, of York University, wrote in an unpublished article that has been submitted to an economics journal: "This paper provides evidence that daughters make people more Left-wing, while having sons, by contrast, makes them more Right-wing."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/5377826/Fathers-of-daughters-become-more-left-wing-academics-claim.html
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Having Daughters Increases Parents’ Identification with the Republican Party [View all]
The Straight Story
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jsr
Nov 2013
#1
This study is not telling you or anyone else that you fit into any category.
antigone382
Nov 2013
#43
The methodology of the study is clearly explained and it doesn't *favor* anyone.
antigone382
Nov 2013
#68
This is not a "Republican" study. It was conducted by researchers from NYU and University of Kansas.
antigone382
Nov 2013
#20
It's clear from this thread that a lot of people don't really get quantitative social research.
antigone382
Nov 2013
#18
+1 It's also disappointing to see people here try to dispute surveys with "Me or people I know..."
stevenleser
Nov 2013
#65
Absolutely. Anecdotes can *illustrate* evidence. They are not in themselves evidence. n/t
antigone382
Nov 2013
#67
Yes, it's very common in most scientific research for studies to have conflicting results.
antigone382
Nov 2013
#26
They found a correlation. Cannot conclude causation without a lot more research.
yellowcanine
Nov 2013
#37
Those are all good questions, but I don't think the study authors are concluding causation.
antigone382
Nov 2013
#44
Authors not concluding causation? Well they did speculate about it, for sure
yellowcanine
Nov 2013
#55
"It is pretty standard......" not really. Not without a lot of caveats. I fault the journal also.
yellowcanine
Nov 2013
#71
My Dad had 2 daughters and he hated republicans calling them dirty stinking lousy republicans
kimbutgar
Nov 2013
#34
I'd be much more interested in seeing a comparison of 20 year old results...
Sheepshank
Nov 2013
#41
Actually it was feudal 20 years ago, it's just easier to see it's feudal now
Hippo_Tron
Nov 2013
#83
"Authors say parents prefer socially conservative poltiics when they have daughters"
davidn3600
Nov 2013
#73
My husband and I have raised a very free spirited, strong willed, outspoken bisexual daughter.
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2013
#82
