Daughter Elimination in Tamil Nadu, India

A Tale of Two Ratios

Bibliographic Data

ID20304274
AuthorsSharada Srinivasan (York University, corresponding author), Arjun S Bedi (0000-0001-5659-6569, York University)
Year2008
Volume44
Issue7
Pages961-990
Publication date2008-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00220380802150755
OpenAlexW2049419443
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited18

A disturbing feature of demographic trends in India is the sharp decline in the proportion of girls to boys. Most existing analyses of the Indian child sex ratio present a country wide picture and focus on trends across states. Such state level analyses may hide intra state variation. This paper uses district and village data on sex ratio at birth and infant mortality to examine the extent, geographical spread and nature (before or after birth) of daughter deficit within the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Our analysis shows that (i) daughter deficit in Tamil Nadu occurs in nearly half the state's districts; (ii) a large proportion of daughter deficit occurs before birth; (iii) daughter deficit rises with birth order and (iv) daughter elimination is not confined to particular socio-economic groups

Daughter · Geography · Political science · Population · Sex ratio · Socioeconomics · Sociology · State (computer science) · Tamil · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Mathematics

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