76

63

48

38

46

42

34

26 26

17

27

14

62

47

54

30

41

31

Rural male Rural female Urban male Urban female Capital male Capital female

Prefer boy child (% by region)(CB 2010)

Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia

Qualities to encourage in a child (%)(CB 2007)

Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia

Boy Girl Boy Girl Boy Girl

Independence 41 12 66 24 61 35

Hard work 88 76 80 72 82 78

Feeling of

responsibility 83 62 74 70 71 65

Imagination 6 12 19 23 10 12

Tolerance and

respect to other

people 69 53 38 36 45 44

Thrift, saving money

and things 40 39 36 49 35 35

Determination,

perseverance 56 28 40 21 39 24

Religious faith 14 16 26 41 55 57

Unselfishness 13 5 11 8 15 19

Obedience 9 54 7 24 9 25

Modesty 15 75 14 22 21 44