Korean parents favor girls over boys: survey
Social affairsDec 19, 2013
The traditional preference of South Korean parents for boys over girls may be fading, a government survey showed on Thursday.According to the survey, 66.2 percent of respondents said they would want a girl if they could only have one child. A total of 2,537 men and women over 19-years old participated in the survey conducted by Korea Research at the request of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.Those who favor sons stood at 33.8 percent, only the half of those who prefer girls, illustra