Choe M K, Hao H, Wang F
East-West Center Program on Population, Honolulu, Hawaii 96848, USA.
Soc Biol. 1995 Spring-Summer;42(1-2):50-64. doi: 10.1080/19485565.1995.9988887.
Using data from the 1988 Two-Per-Thousand Survey of Fertility and Birth Control, this paper examines the effects of gender, birth order, and other correlates of childhood mortality in China. Controlling for family-level factors, childhood mortality is found to be associated with the child's gender and birth order. Among firstborn children the difference between male and female childhood mortality is not statistically significant, but among others, female children between ages 1 and 5 experience higher mortality than male children. Childhood mortality is slightly higher for children who have older brothers only than for those who have older sisters only, and it is highest for those who have both older brothers and sisters. Other factors affecting childhood mortality in China include mortality of older siblings, birth interval, urban/rural residence, mother's level of education, and mother's occupation. All interactive effects between gender and family-level characteristics are found to be statistically insignificant.
利用1988年“千分之二生育率与节育调查”的数据，本文考察了性别、出生顺序及中国儿童死亡率的其他相关因素的影响。在控制家庭层面因素的情况下，发现儿童死亡率与孩子的性别和出生顺序有关。在头胎孩子中，男女儿童死亡率的差异无统计学意义，但在其他孩子中，1至5岁的女童死亡率高于男童。仅有哥哥的孩子的儿童死亡率略高于仅有姐姐的孩子，而既有哥哥又有姐姐的孩子的死亡率最高。影响中国儿童死亡率的其他因素包括哥哥姐姐的死亡率、生育间隔、城乡居住地、母亲的教育水平以及母亲的职业。性别与家庭层面特征之间的所有交互作用均无统计学意义。
