title: An analysis of sex ratio of the elderly in Heilongjiang province.
abstract: The authors analyze data concerning the sex ratio among those aged 60 and over living in Heilongjiang province, China.  "Data from...three population censuses and the 1987 1% sample survey of Heilongjiang Province both [indicate] that the sex ratio of the elderly population is without exception higher than the sex ratio of the whole population...."  Some reasons for this differential are discussed, including migration and excess female mortality.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012744:Sex Ratio
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Asia; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Excess Mortality--women; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Sex Distribution; Sex Factors; Sex Ratio