The determinants of discrimination against daughters in China: Evidence from a provincial-level analysis

Population Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-102

  Attane, Isabelle ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

China; Gender discrimination; Infant mortality; Population policy; Provincial analysis; Sex ratio at birth; Total fertility

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; FERTILITY; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; POVERTY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CONFLICT; YOUNG POPULATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHINA; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUCLEAR FAMILY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 59649122971     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720802535023     Document Type: Article

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