For decades, China's sex ratio at birth (SRB) has risen significantly. This trend was found in
different provinces and between different parities. Three direct causes have led to the …

1. Background A great number of researches have been published over the last fifteen years
to discuss and analyze the rising sex ratio at birth (SRB) observed in China since the late …

Fertility transition in China deviates from the classical model in two ways. First, fertility
decline in China was extraordinarily rapid with low level of socio-economic development; …

This study analysed the relative contributions of three possible determinants to the high sex
ratio among newborns in rural China–under-reporting of female births, abortions of female …

Child underreporting is often neglected in studies of fertility and sex ratio imbalance in
China. To improve estimates of these measures, I use intercensal comparisons to identify a …

PIP: This news brief focuses on the sex ratio at birth (SRB) in China, its causes, and
remedial efforts. A SRB has been evident since the 1980s. The SRB increased from 108.48 …

The high sex ratio at birth in China has attracted considerable attentions from
demographers. Previous studies assert that female infanticide, underreporting of female …

High sex ratio at birth due to son preference has been known in China historically, but it was
thought this phenomenon would diminish with modernisation. The aim of this study was to …

In recent years the sex ratios of births derived from major national surveys of China have
been rising, reaching 111 males per 100 females in 1986-87. Compared with the normal …