Delayed Registration and Identifying the "Missing Girls" in China
Abstract In 2010, according to the sixth Chinese census, the sex ratio at birth (SRB) was 118 males for every 100 females. The global SRB average is about 105. Thus, the gap between 118 and 105 is made up of "missing girls." Scholars present three main explanations for the skewed SRB statistic: sex selective abortion, infanticide and delayed or late registration. Most studies take a demographic and cultural approach to explain the high SRB. However, we believe the story of the "missing girls" is also an administrative one and adopt the street level bureaucrat theory of policy implementation to explain the pervasiveness of late registration in rural China. We use descriptive statistics derived from the 1990, 2000 and 2010 census data to identify the "missing girls." We believe the combination of late registration and unreported births may point to a larger proportion of "missing girls" than previously reported from the SRB statistic. Zhai Yao Gen Ju 2010 Nian Di Liu Ci Ren Kou Pu Cha Zhong Guo Xing Bie Chu Sheng Bi Wei 118, Ji Chu Sheng 118 Ge Nan Hai Dui Ying Chu Sheng 100 Ge Nu Hai Quan Qiu Ping Jun Xing Bie Chu Sheng Bi Yue Wei 105. Yin Ci 118 He 105 Zhi Jian De Chai Ju Ji Wei "Shi Zong Nu Hai " Xian You Yan Jiu Ren Wei Zhu Yao You San Chong Yuan Yin Dao Zhi Zhe Yi Jie Guo Xing Bie Xuan Ze Liu Chan Sha Ying He Wan Deng Ji Duo Shu Yan Jiu Li Yong Ren Kou Tong Ji Xue Fang Fa Huo Cong Wen Hua Jiao Du Jie Shi Gao Xing Bie Bi Ran Er Wo Men Ren Wei "Shi Zong Nu Hai "Ye Yu Xing Zheng Guan Li Yin Su You Guan Wo Men Cai Yong Zheng Ce Shi Shi De Jie Tou Guan Liao Li Lun Lai Jie Shi Zhong Guo Nong Cun Ji Wei Chang Jian De Wan Deng Ji Xian Xiang Bing Qie Shi Yong Miao Shu Xing Tong Ji Shu Ju Yi Ji Lai Zi 1990, 2000 He 2010 De Pu Cha Shu Ju Zu Cheng De Fan Xiang Sheng Cun Biao Lai Shi Bie "Shi Zong Nu Hai " Xiang Bi Yu Zhi Qian De Yan Jiu Wo Men Ren Wei Wan Deng Ji He Wei Deng Ji Jiang Ke Neng Cong Geng Da Bi Li Shang Jie Shi "Shi Zong Nu Hai "
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