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DOES RELIGION MATTER? A STUDY OF REGIONAL VARIATIONS …
residential factors with the exclusion of religion, the region of residence
was found to be positively related to sex ratios at birth for parity
3 and above in 1994 and 2000. Also, the average amount of local taxes
paid per person was significant for parity 3 and above in 1994. In 2000,
however, the effects of the socioeconomic levels of the regions lost
statistical significance.
Table 2 Correlation coefficients between socioeconomic factors, religion,
and sex ratios at birth by parity, Korea, 1994 and 2000
1994 Sex ratios at birth
Parity of women
2000 Sex ratios at birth
Parity of women
1 2 3+ Total 1 2 3+ Total
% of high school -0.13 0.05 0.36** -0.09 -0.03 -0.04 0.15 -0.06
Local taxes paid per -0.14 0.07 0.39** -0.06 -0.09 -0.03 0.06 -0.09
Medical institutions -0.04 0.04 0.18* -0.03 0.04 -0.08 0.00 -0.04
Protestant churches 0.09 -0.22** -0.50** -0.15 -0.05 -0.01 -0.19* -0.07
Catholic churches 0.08 -0.12 -0.30** -0.07 0.02 -0.05 -0.00 0.02
Buddhist temples 0.02 0.26** 0.08 0.28** 0.04 0.00 0.06 0.09
Notes: *: p