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This Book Presents A Comprehensive Analysis Of China's Unbalanced Sex Ratio At Birth And Marriage Market, And The Implications Of These Phenomena For Population Development And Families. Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures -- List Of Tables -- Acknowledgment -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Son Preference -- 1.2 Gender Imbalance -- 1.2.1 Sex Ratio At Birth -- 1.2.2 Missing Women -- 1.3 Marriage Squeeze -- 1.4 Structure Of The Book -- References -- 2 The Data Quality Of Srb -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Data Sources -- 2.3 Data Evaluation -- 2.4 Range For Srb Under Normal Circumstances -- 2.4.1 Binomial Distribution -- 2.4.2 Chi-square Test -- 2.4.3 Normal Range For Srb -- 2.5 Summary -- References -- 3 Estimation Of Srb And Abortion Proportions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Method