Sentences with phrase «fewer girls than boys»

For example, among 12 - to 17 - month - olds, a cutpoint of 15 would identify fewer girls than boys (18.5 % vs. 24.3 %, Fisher exact test = 0.0586).

There are 10 fewer girls than boys.

Already there are 60 to 100 million fewer girls than boys in the world, due to selective abortions, selective infanticide or neglect, and the uneven allocation of basic resources such as food, health care and education to girls.

Not exact matches

Certainly few stories are more calculated to hold the interest of boys and girls than those of this Hebrew strong man who, though singularly lacking in desirable moral and spiritual qualities, is a most excellent example of what not to be — selfish, wilful, lustful, proud, lacking in loyalty, weak in self - control.

Bentley's Division V sports teams earn their share of NCS berths, and there are more than a few tall and athletic boys and girls enjoying the fall sunshine of Lafayette.

In light of a few things that happened of late — the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage for same - sex couples, the addition of the word cisgender into the Oxford English Dictionary, the rise of the transgender movement, with Germany leading the way for parents to register their baby as something other than just boy or girl, the increase in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender - neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act like.

Fewer than 10 percent of 11 - to 14 - year - olds and fewer than 2 percent of girl softball players reached the 60 minute physical exercise mark (compared to 32 % of the bFewer than 10 percent of 11 - to 14 - year - olds and fewer than 2 percent of girl softball players reached the 60 minute physical exercise mark (compared to 32 % of the bfewer than 2 percent of girl softball players reached the 60 minute physical exercise mark (compared to 32 % of the boys);

For us, we realized we needed a few more things with a baby girl than if we were just having another boy.

It might be strange to see on a small child (boy or girl) rather than on an adult woman but they go away after the first few weeks.

Well, I'd thought that the boys» list would be shorter because there are fewer rare «K» names for boys than girls, but I think this might be longer than the girls» list!

-- This year's hot names are more gender - specific than last year's, with fewer unisex names and boy - girl pairs.

This condition is more common in girls than boys and is more often seen in Caucasian children — although it is also seen more frequently in babies who are born with a low birth weight, or those who are born a few weeks earlier than their due date.

The average American boy or girl spends as few as 30 minutes in unstructured outdoor play each day, and more than seven hours each day in front of an electronic screen.

Elsewhere, concerns have been raised following last week's A-level results that far fewer girls are studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics than boys.

Studies have suggested that children who were breastfed have higher IQs than those who were not, but few separated out boys and girls.

Last year, nearly 46 per cent of girls gained five or more passes at the top grades (A to C) in the GCSE examinations taken at 16, while fewer than 37 per cent of boys reached the same standard.

But fewer than half the girls and boys in the United States get the vaccine.

Few things that I love more than a good boy / girl mix.

Now, when you take a few online dating you will see that there are many more boys than girls.

Whether or not girls in single - sex schools are more likely to pursue science degrees or political careers, whether or not boys in single - sex schools are more likely to write poetry or pay attention in class, single - sex schools can allow educators to address the particular interests, strengths, learning styles, and developmental stages of a single sex while allowing boys and girls to concentrate on something other than the opposite sex — at least for a few brief hours each day.

The new research is finding that autistic girls may display fewer repetitive behaviors than boys and tend to be more social, verbal, and engaged.

Last week we reported that many fewer girls are studying vocational subjects than boys.

The difference in achievement by gender is startling, with roughly a fifth fewer boys than girls reaching the end of Key Stage 4 with a good set of GCSEs in state schools.

And fewer boys than girls made at least the expected level of progress - 65.9 % of boys opposed to 76.5 % of girls.

During the years, the Association has donated more than $ 7 million to numerous charities that include Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County, Joe DiMaggio Hospital, YMCA, Alzheimer's Association Sheridan House, Museum of Art, American Cancer Society, Historic Society of Fort Lauderdale to name but a few.

Few infractions riled up the authorities in Saudi Arabia more than a girl voluntarily seeking out the company of a boy, especially one who wasn't her brother or husband.

Over the past few years, several research groups have noted that, in developing regions, women and girls may suffer more from global warming than men and boys do.