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Table 3 Proportion of sex-selective induced abortions by children composition

From: Sex-selective abortions over the past four decades in China

Children composition

SRB

Proportion % (No. of female births)

Boys

Girls

1990

2000

1990

2000

0

0

105.85

105.50

−0.14(59,338)

−0.47

1

0

100.66

107.30

−5.31(17,377)

1.21

0

1

144.28

190.00

26.53(15,096)

44.21

2

0

76.76

76.50

−38.10(3,218)

−38.56

1

1

114.80

122.10

7.67(5,513)

13.19

0

2

206.40

380.60

48.64(3,360)

72.15

3

0

69.85

 

−51.76(461)

 

2

1

90.12

 

−17.62(1,063)

 

1

2

142.36

 

25.54(1,480)

 

0

3

206.64

 

48.70(903)

 
  1. Data source: Data for 19903 was calculated by author with data from the IPUMS. Data for 2000 was calculated with SRB from Sun [71]