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Family size, fertility preferences, and sex ratio in China in the era of the one child family policy: results from national family planning and reproductive health survey

BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38775.672662.80 (Published 17 August 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:371

Data supplement

  • Table A

    Table B


    Table A     Characteristics of 39 585 women interviewed in the Chinese national family planning and reproductive health study, 2001

    Characteristic

    No

    %

    Age (years):

      15-19

    4 470

    11.2

      20-29

    10 323

    26.1

      30-39

    14 716

    37.2

      40-49

    10 076

    25.4

    Area of residence:

      Urban

    10 072

    25.5

      Rural

    29 513

    74.4

    Education:

      Illiterate or semi-literate

    6 590

    16.6

      Primary school

    11 326

    28.6

      Secondary school

    19 749

    49.9

      College or university

    1 920

    4.8

    Marital status:

      Ever married

    33 127

    83.6

      Never married

    6 458

    16.3

    Ethnic origin:

      Han Chinese

    37 091

    93.7

      Other

    2 494

    6.3

     

     

     

    Table B  Sex of 56 830 babies born to women interviewed in the Chinese national family planning and reproductive health study, 2001

    Birth order

    All

    Urban areas

    Rural areas

    Boys

    Girls

    Sex ratio

    Boys

    Girls

    Sex ratio

    Boys

    Girls

    Sex ratio

    1st

    15 106

    14 204

    1.06

    		 

    3561

    3162

    1.13

    		 

    11 545

    11 042

    1.05

    2nd

    9 094

    7 354

    1.24

    		 

    1132

    872

    1.30

    		 

    7 962

    6 482

    1.23

    3rd

    4 090

    3 195

    1.28

    		 

    351

    294

    1.19

    		 

    3 739

    2 901

    1.29

    ³ 4th

    2 149

    1 638

    1.31

    		 

    176

    147

    1.19

    		 

    1 973

    1 491

    1.32

    Total

    30 439

    26 391

    1.15

    		 

    5220

    4475

    1.16

    		 

    25 219

    21 916

    1.15

     


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