Cultural transmission in a demographic study of sex ratio at birth in China's future.
A decline in fertility causes an increase in the sex ratio at birth (SRB) in countries with strong son preference. What happens to the SRB if fertility is maintained at a low level depends on the evolution of son preference. In this paper, we analyze trends in son preference and its effect on China's future SRB.
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Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA. linan@mvr.org
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001723:Birth Rate; D002681:China; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012723:Sex; D012744:Sex Ratio