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Article: Does the sex ratio at sexual maturity affect men's later-life mortality risks? Evidence from historical China
Title | Does the sex ratio at sexual maturity affect men's later-life mortality risks? Evidence from historical China |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Life course Mortality risks Sex ratio at sexual maturity |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Citation | Social Science and Medicine, 2018, v. 202, p. 61-69 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study examines the relationship between the male-to-female sex ratio (measured as the proportion male) at sexual maturity and later-life mortality risks in the context of pre-industrial northeast China, using registration data from the Qing Dynasty. We find that a higher male-to-female sex ratio at sexual maturity is associated with a higher later-life mortality risk among men. This association is likely due to the long-term adverse consequences of stress caused by low mate availability at sexual maturity. We further find that a high sex ratio at sexual maturity mitigates the health benefits of marriage and exacerbates the health disadvantages of holding an official position in Qing China. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/334531 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.954 |
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dc.contributor.author | Zang, Emma | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zheng, Hui | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-20T06:48:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-20T06:48:48Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Social Science and Medicine, 2018, v. 202, p. 61-69 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0277-9536 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/334531 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study examines the relationship between the male-to-female sex ratio (measured as the proportion male) at sexual maturity and later-life mortality risks in the context of pre-industrial northeast China, using registration data from the Qing Dynasty. We find that a higher male-to-female sex ratio at sexual maturity is associated with a higher later-life mortality risk among men. This association is likely due to the long-term adverse consequences of stress caused by low mate availability at sexual maturity. We further find that a high sex ratio at sexual maturity mitigates the health benefits of marriage and exacerbates the health disadvantages of holding an official position in Qing China. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Social Science and Medicine | - |
dc.subject | Life course | - |
dc.subject | Mortality risks | - |
dc.subject | Sex ratio at sexual maturity | - |
dc.title | Does the sex ratio at sexual maturity affect men's later-life mortality risks? Evidence from historical China | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.02.024 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 29510303 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85042718098 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 202 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 61 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 69 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-5347 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000430880800008 | - |