Having Daughters Increases Parents’ Identification with the Republican Party

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37. They found a correlation. Cannot conclude causation without a lot more research.

This was one study based on 1994 data. It is also not clear what variables were controlled for, such as family size, age of parents when first child were born, marital status of parents, socioeconomic status of parents, adoptive vs. biological child status, etc. For example, if more girls than boys are adopted, that could skew these results if it was not controlled for. Certainly with overseas adoptions it seems that girls are more likely to be adopted. And wealthier people are more likely to be able to afford an overseas adoption - that alone could skew these results if it was not controlled for.