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Estimates of missing women in twentieth-century China

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: The phenomenon of "missing women" has existed throughout the twentieth century in China. Using data from five censuses, with appropriate adjustments, we estimate the numbers and percentage of missing women from the period 1900-2000. The analysis is broken down into historically important periods, and the consequences of missing women, particularly that of China's "bare branches" are explored. Implications for Chinese society are then discussed.

Source: Continuity and Change

DOI: 10.1017/s0268416012000240

Authors: QUANBAO JIANG, SHUZHUO LI, MARCUS W. FELDMAN, JESÚS JAVIER SÁNCHEZ-BARRICARTE

Institutions: Xi'an Jiaotong University, Stanford University, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Language: English

Topic: Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging