This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans on whether they would prefer to have a boy or a girl if they could only have one child. The survey was conducted in 2018. During the survey, 36 percent of respondents stated they'd prefer a boy if they could only have one child.
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Gallup. (July 5, 2018). If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/
Gallup. "If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl?." Chart. July 5, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/
Gallup. (2018). If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/
Gallup. "If You Could Have Only One Child, Would You Prefer That It Be a Boy or a Girl?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Jul 2018, /statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/
Gallup, If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
If you could have only one child, would you prefer that it be a boy or a girl? [Graph], Gallup, July 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/941033/americans-preference-of-gender-children/
