Parents Of Firstborn Son More Generous With Money

A new study revealed that parents with two or more kids whose firstborn child is a boy are more generous in giving money to charity than parents who also have other kids and whose firstborn is a girl.

Experts from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute examined how the sex of the firstborn child affected the chances that their parents support a certain cause and the amount of money they will likely give to charity.

In a report released [pdf] on Nov. 11 called Women Give 2015, researchers examined data that included more than 13,000 people in households over the course of 11 years. The data contained each adult’s history of having children and his or her relationship and socioeconomic status.

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