Do Grown Sons Cost Parents More Money Than Grown Daughters? (Video)

New parents, listen up! You might love your daughters and sons equally, but researchers say sons will cost you more in the long run. ​

“Researchers say after the age of 18, 41% of men need financial help from their parents compared to only 31% of women.”

The survey, conducted by Harris Poll for Yondlee Interactive, also found that daughters are less likely to move back home and more likely to lend a hand to aging parents, Time reports.

The Harris Poll also suggests that in middle age, or from 35 to 44, 32% of men are likely to be living at home, compared to 9% of women. And if women are living at home, 36% of them are taking care of ailing parents compared to 16% of men who live at home.

35% of men who live at home are unemployed, as opposed to 19% of women. Time also notes the survey found men are twice as likely to admit that they do not provide emotional support for aging parents, like calling home or keeping in touch.

Additionally, a Wall Street Journal article reports that for those adults who do go home, it'll run their parents around $8,000 to $18,000 a year, depending on how much parents feel comfortable paying.

Some argue that women may be conditioned to receive less financial support from parents. A study by researchers at the University of Michigan found that 15 percent of boys are more likely to get allowances than girls of the same age for doing chores.