Journal of Biosocial Science
Volume 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-430

Differentials in sex ratio at birth among natives and immigrants in greece: An analysis employing nationwide micro-data (Article)

Verropoulou G.* , Tsimbos C.
  • a Department of Statistics and Insurance Science, University of Piraeus, Greece, Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom
  • b Department of Statistics and Insurance Science, University of Piraeus, Greece

Abstract

This study uses micro-level information on the live births registered in Greece for 2006 to assess differentials in the propensity to have a male offspring between natives and immigrants. The sex ratio at birth for the whole population is 106.3 but it is considerably higher among immigrants (110.9) than among natives (105.4). Relatively high sex ratios at birth are observed for several migrant groups; differentials between natives, on the one hand, and Albanians (109.5) and Asians (129.0), on the other, are significant. The high sex ratio at birth for Albanians seems typical of that population. For Asians, the result is consistent with international findings though it may also be partly related to the small number of observations. © 2010 Cambridge University Press.

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Ethnic Groups statistical analysis male Emigrants and Immigrants ethnic group female Humans Greece ethnology prevalence Article Data Interpretation, Statistical sex ratio human adult migration statistics
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DOI: 10.1017/S0021932009990599
ISSN: 00219320
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English