Religion has a significant relevance in the demographic study of socio-economic groups.
Religion has a significant relevance in the demographic study of socio-economic groups.
We use data from the 1981 and 1991 censuses of India to examine (a) sex ratios among infants aged under 2, (b) child mortality (q5) by sex, and (c) estimated period sex ratios at birth (SRB) calculated by reverse survival methods, to see whether bias against female children pers