According to a survey carried out in 2020 in India, 95 percent of Muslims felt that having at least one son in the family was more important than having at least one daughter. However, among the Jain communities, 93 percent of respondents felt that having at least one daughter in the family was more important than having a son.
Public opinion on the importance of having sons or daughters in the family in India in 2020, by religion
22,975 Hindus, 3,336 Muslims, 1,782 Sikhs, 1,011 Christians, 719 Buddhists, 109 Jains and 67 respondents who belong to another religion or are religiously unaffiliated
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