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with other studies (Chu, 2002). Whether the sex ratio at first birth is
influenced by sampling, underreporting of female births or abortion
(Zeng et al., 1993; Gao, 1993) is not clear and would require further
study to ascertain.
In sum, migrants’ attitudes and behaviour towards childbearing
after migration still exhibit son preference.
Table 1 Number and sex ratio of rural-urban migrants’ children born after
migration in Shenzhen in 2005
Confidence
region
(95%) χ 2 test
Number
Sex
Content of children Boys Girls ratio
Total
Birth order
718 445 273 163.0 140.5~190.1 33.051***
First birth 441 266 175 152.0 126.0~184.8 14.522***
Second birth 224 144 80 180.0 138.2~239.7 21.891***
Third birth and above 53 35 18 194.4 114.1~371.3 4.832*
Note: *** P