Hindu fundamentalists protested in the 6 months prior to the survey in some districts. Districts with disturbances had a lower sex ratio. The 1991 census may have missed about 3.7 million girls. Female feticide is considered an unlikely reason for the undercount of females. For generations ...
The article examines the threat posed by the low number of Indian women and girls compared to Indian men to the partnership between India and the West. Census figures indicate that the sex ratio of children ages 0-6 is now 914 girls per 1,000 boys, or 109.4 boys for every 100 girls. ...
Sex ratio patterns in the Indian population: A fresh exploration The declining female-male ratio in the Indian population is examined. Based on census data for age groups 0-4 and 5-9 years, the study identifies groups (s... SB Agnihorti 被引量: 192发表: 2000年 Population Growth and Econ...
This paper examines if the skewed sex ratio in India is associated with trafficking of girls. Using panel data from twenty-nine Indian states from 1980 to 2011, the study finds that a 100-unit increase in the child sex ratio is associated with a 0.635 percent increase in girl trafficking. ...
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India's 2011 census revealed a growing imbalance between the numbers of girls and boys aged 0–6 years, which we postulate is due to increased prenatal sex... Prof Prabhat Jha,MA Kesler,R Kumar,... - 《Lancet》 被引量: 348发表: 2011年 Change in male:female ratio among newborn infants...
China's excess males, sex selective abortion, and one child policy: analysis of data from 2005 national intercensus survey Objectives To elucidate current trends and geographical patterns in the sex ratio at birth and in the population aged under 20 in China and to determine th... XZ Wei,L...
Haryana is one of the economically prosperous states but when it comes to social development; it is still backward as it is clearly reflected to its lowest 830 girls for 1,000 boys in the age group of 0-6 years as per 2011 census in Haryana. This highly skewed child sex ratio is the...
BACKGROUND: The Indian sex ratio has become highly male-biased in recent decades. This may be attributed to prenatal sex selection (PSS) and excess female infant mortality. However, the question of whether these factors are related has not been adequately studied. Here we examine whether increase...
China's excess males, sex selective abortion, and one child policy: analysis of data from 2005 national intercensus survey. To elucidate current trends and geographical patterns in the sex ratio at birth and in the population aged under 20 in China and to determine the roles pla... X Wei,...