SEX RATIO IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: A CASE STUDYBijay Raji Journal of Global Economy, 2019, vol. 15, issue 1, 24-36 Abstract: In India, we compute the sex ratio in terms of number of females per thousand males. Among the various components of population composition, sex composition holds a prime place in the context of demographic composition of any region. The balance between the two sexes affects the social and economic relationship within a community. In developed countries, where nursing facilities and medical care are developed, the male mortality rate is higher than the female mortality rate at all ages. But in less developed countries, more females die in comparison to the males. The most desirable and theoretically expected primary sex ratio genetically is 50:50. Arunachal Pradesh in India which is dominated by scheduled tribes [66.78%of total population], despite being an egalitarian society has been experiencing a high sex ratio in tribal society. This paper, therefore, seeks to examine the feature and trend as well as the overall pattern and factors responsible for high sex ratio in Arunachal Pradesh. Keywords: Demographic composition; Nursing facilities; Medical care; Mortality rate; Egalitarian society (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:jge:journl:1513 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Journal of Global Economy is currently edited by Dr J K SACHDEVA More articles in Journal of Global Economy from Research Centre for Social Sciences,Mumbai, India |
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