Table 5.
Ranking of Desirability at Time of Survey Completion
| Characteristic | Meana (SD) |
|---|---|
| Having a family | 7.16 (3.68) |
| Experiencing a close bond between myself and my child | 6.99 (3.61) |
| Guiding and teaching my child | 6.99 (3.55) |
| Seeing my baby’s own personality emerge | 6.64 (3.71) |
| Holding and cuddling a baby | 6.09 (3.71) |
| Devoting myself to raising children and being a mother | 5.94 (3.96) |
| Having a son or a daughter | 5.76 (3.88) |
| Being physically connected to my baby for 9 months | 5.43 (3.74) |
| Being able to get pregnant | 5.34 (3.89) |
| Giving my partner the satisfaction of being a parent | 5.31 (3.75) |
| Feeling a baby move and kick inside me | 5.27 (3.75) |
| Seeing family resemblance | 5.20 (3.71) |
| Giving birth to a baby | 4.86 (4.03) |
| Having companionship through a child | 4.86 (3.50) |
| Breastfeeding a baby | 4.85 (3.79) |
| Having a child who will carry out my family tradition | 4.64 (3.62) |
| Providing my parents with grandchildren | 4.53 (3.62) |
| Feeling more complete as a woman through having a baby | 4.00 (3.84) |
aRanking on a scale of 1 to 10, with lower number corresponding to lower desirability.