Title: Marriage Squeeze in China: the Past,Present and Future: Based on the Period Analysis of Censuses Data and Cohort Analysis of Excess Male Babies
Abstract: Based on the literature review of studies on Chinese marriage squeeze at home and abroad,this study made a comprehensive examination on the evolution and trend of marriage squeeze in China since the founding of the New China,through the period analysis of six censuses data,research the evolution of Chinese marriage squeeze,through the cohort analysis of excess male babies since 1980s,estimate the yearly total amount of surplus males in next 40~60 years.The paper concluded that the number of excess males will increase and the marriage squeeze will be more serious if the sex ratio at birth was still as high as in 2012 in the future or the sex ratio at birth is still high after 2030.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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