Sci knowledge: father gene decides sex of baby

boyorgrl

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Now, I would like to ask you a few short questions like those you might see on a television game show. for each statement that I read, please tell me if it is true or false. If you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. C. It is the father's gene that decides whether the baby is a boy or a girl. (Is that true or false?)

Values

[1] true
[2] false
[NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/-	2016, 2018
A/B/C	2008
A/C/-	2010
B/C/-	2006, 2012, 2014

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for boyorgrl.

Counts by year:

year	iap	true	false	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
2006	2646	1175	371	317	1	-	4510
2008	772	770	317	157	7	-	2023
2010	1103	573	229	137	2	-	2044
2012	972	586	260	149	7	-	1974
2014	1299	713	336	188	2	-	2538
2016	1477	833	368	180	9	-	2867
2018	1173	679	341	148	7	-	2348
Total	9442	5329	2222	1276	35	0	18304