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DECLINING CHILD SEX RATIO IN INDIA AND ITS MAJOR CORRELATES

Over all sex ratio (OSR) in India has enlarged from the last census (2001) by seven points from 933 to 940, the situation is worse for the child sex ratio (CSR). According to the decadal Indian census, the sex ratio in the 0-6 age group went down from 962 girls per 1000 boys in 1981, to 914 girls per 1000 boys in 2011. 2011 census showed that in 26 States/UTs rural child sex ratio are higher than urban areas. The paper intends to explain variability of CSR across the country through superimposed socio cultural frame. The analysis is based on CSR provided by Census of India for various decades. The study has focussed on various factors covering wide range of socioeconomic and demographic dimension that can be associated with contemporary sex discrimination and clarified their relative explanatory power. A total 230 districts has been analyzed from 7 states which have their CSR below national average(914). The spatial dimension of discrimination obtainable above leads to conclusions that sex ratio is more skewed in the most urbanized and economically well off states of north and western region.

SEX-RATIO IMBALANCE IN INDIA: SOME OBSERVATIONS

The deteriorating sex ratio, infanticide and fetal killing are on the rise. Recent data of 2011 Indicated that only 914.23 girls were born for every 1000 boy " s in the age group 0-6 years compared with 927.31 girls on every 1000 boys n the 2001 Census. Macpherson estimates that 100,000 abortions every year continue to be performed in India solely because the fetus is female. Our cultural beliefs, illiteracy, domestic violence etc society are some after important factors for the deteriorating sex ration.

Female Sex Ratio in India - A Review

Development of Children especially the girl child is the first priority on the country’s development agenda, not because they are our supreme assets and also future human resources of the country. In view of the special needs and requirements of girl children, multi-pronged strategies, approaches and socio - cultural environment is imperative. The girls need to be provided proper care, protection, education, life skill education, health and nutrition, counseling, etc. besides creating opportunities for participation in development process. The declining gender ratio in India is cause of concern. The child sex ratio in the recent decades has declined due to increasing female infanticides and giving lower priority to girl children. The present paper highlights the emerging trends in female sex ratio in India.

Trends of Imbalance in Child Sex Ratio of Gujarat, India

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2015

Background: Like the sex composition of the total population, the sex composition by age groups is vital for studying the demographic trends of young population, its future patterns and particularly, the status of the girl child. At the Census 2011, sex ratio of the population in the age group 0-6 years has been registered as 914, in India, declining from 927 in 2001 and 945 in 1991. The decreasing sex ratio in this age group has a cascading effect on population over a period of time leading to diminishing sex ratio in the country. Aims: To study scenario of female child and comparison of child sex ratio with previous year’s data. Design and Setting: This cross-sectional secondary data analysis study was conducted during November-December 2014. Methods: Study included the data of Indian census 1901 to 2001 and provisional data of census 2011. Study had focused mainly on data of Gujarat and India. Study had systemically searched the data and relevant information from internet, intern...

Declining Sex Ratio in India : Trends and Corrective Measures

2016

In most Indian households; a male child is given preferential treatment over a female child. India represents one of the most adverse Child Sex Ratio (CSR) figures amongst the Southeast Asian Countries, reflecting a highly undesirable reversal of the norms of nature. Girls face discrimination before birth, at birth and throughout their lives at the hands of their families. The specific objectives of the paper are to examine the Sex Ratio in India and in its different states, implications of low sex-ratio and some suggestive measures to improve it.

Socio-Demographic Determinants of Child Sex Ratio and Its Regional Variation in India

Rapid decline in child sex ratio (CSR) is a serious problem with severe socio-economic, demographic and cultural implication. Using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and Quantile Regression estimates for thirty five states and union territories of India, the paper tries to examine the determinants of child sex ratio. The results show that the female literacy rate has significant positive while male literacy and percentage share of the urban population have a significant negative association with child sex ratio in India. Decadal population growth rate has a significant positive association with rural child sex ratios but insignificant negative associated with urban child sex ratio. The revealing quantile regression estimates suggest that female literacy and decadal population growth rate have significant positive, while male literacy, urban population and infant mortality rate have a significant negative association at 0.10 quantile, where the problem is severe. The variables like urban population and infant mortality rate have significant lowest negative association at the upper tail (0.90 quantile) of the child sex ratio. Furthermore, the paper also highlighted regional variations through regional dummy variables. Coefficients of child sex ratio with regional dummy variables show that north -west region has highest negative and southern region has a highest positive influence on juvenile sex ratio of India. Thus strengthening of female education and reduction in higher usage of sex determination tests and infant mortality rate is an utmost need for balancing child sex ratio in north and northwest region of India.

Child sex ratio and its socio economic impact in Haryana Author: Manisha Devi

isara solutions, 2021

Gender biased sex selection is a discriminatory practice against girls which is implanted in a complex net of socioeconomic and cultural factors. Great attention has been placed on the issue in the recent years, due to the increasingly skewed child sex ratios. The present study aims to explain sex composition of various age groups i.e. child (0-6), juvenile (0-14), work force (15-59) and senile (60+). It tries to explain the spatial pattern of sex composition hence, it is important to understand the concept of sex ratio. According to census of India "sex composition is one of the most important factors which affect the whole economic, social, cultural and religious structure of society. It indicates the relative proportion of the female and male components of any population. The term 'Sex Ratio' is number of females per thousand of males". Keywords: juvenile sex ratio, senile sex ration and work force. This research paper presented a research work on the sex ration in Haryana. Keywords: juvenile sex ratio, senile sex ration and work force. Introduction: The present study to explain sex composition of various age groups i.e. child (0-6), juvenile (0-14), work force (15-59) and senile (60+). It tries to explain the spatial pattern of sex composition hence, it is important to understand the concept of sex ratio. According to census of India "sex composition is one of the most important factors which affect the whole economic, social, cultural and religious structure of society. It indicates the relative proportion of the female and male components of any population. The term 'Sex Ratio' is number of females per thousand of males". The imbalance between the two sexes leads to a numbers of social problems such as prostitution, promiscuity, perversion etc. and affect the health of the community. This excess trends to lower the age of marriage for female, since the number of females fall short of the number of the opposite sex. Hence there is a wide age gap between the husband and the wife. The study of sex ratio is of great interest to geographers because of the important roles play by two sexes in economy and society. Sex composition's impact on fertility and also determines the socioeconomic pulse of people. The proportion of women usually expressed as 'Sex ratio' in India's population and found that women's proportion has been declining and it has reached at an alarming level. Siddiqui and Siddiqui, and have made a critical evaluation of change in sex composition of population in Deoria district Uttar Pradesh. Hussan, analyze the sex ratio of Haryana population to investigate the possible reasons of recent change in sex ratio and to examine the socioeconomic and demographic correlates of pattern of sex ratio. The girl child was discriminated earlier also and a boy's birth was celebrated with greater joy. People could intervene and terminate a pregnancy, when a woman was found to be pregnancy with a girl child. From 1980 onwards, sex-selective abortion became the primary method used to alter the sex composition of population, the abortion of female feticides is the IRJMSH

CHILD SEX RATIO IN RAJASTHAN: A SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS

Vijender Singh

The child sex ratio is one of the vital demographic characteristics for any country. It is an important indicator for any population and most significant about the status of girl child in the society. In present decade are indicative of a clear bias against the girl child in Rajasthan. In Asian culture most of the families continues preference for a male child, because it is traditional that the boy take care of the parents while the daughter marry and leave the family. In India child sex ratio defined as the number of females per 1000 males in specific 0-6 age group. The balance between the sexes is an important aspect of population structure. Low sex ratio creates social problems and also affect on the fertility and population growth. The sex ratio of India's population has increased almost continuously throughout the last three decadal. In present 15 percent child populations in India. India is the second largest populated country in the world and has conducted its fourteenth census in 2011. The country has recorded negative child sex ratio which has declined from 927 in 2001 which came down to 914 in 2011. Decline in child sex ratio (0-6 years) has been seen only in the context of sex-selective abortion or female infanticide in India. In 2011 the child sex ratio of Rajasthan was 883 females per 1000 males. Child sex Ratio of rural areas was 886 and child sex ratio of urban areas was 869.