Yang, Ling. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-79). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract in Chinese --- p.ii / Acknowledgments --- p.iii / Contents --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.5 / Chapter 3 --- Review of Major Findings --- p.9 / Chapter 3.1 --- "Estimation of ""Missing Females""" --- p.9 / Chapter 3.2 --- "Estimation of ""Missing Girls""" --- p.11 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Reverse Survival Methods --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Reconstruction of Birth Cohort --- p.13 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Reported Death and Surviving Children --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Projection Based on Fertility Level --- p.15 / Chapter 4 --- "Decomposition of ""Missing Girls""" --- p.17 / Chapter 5 --- Empirical Analysis --- p.20 / Chapter 5.1 --- Choice of Variables --- p.20 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Choice of Model Life Table: xq*m0 and xq*f0 --- p.20 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Choice ofNatural Level of SRB: SRB* --- p.21 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- "Determining the Reporting Ratio and Cohort Size: sm,x(x),sf,x(x), lm,x(x) and lf,x(x)" --- p.21 / Chapter 5.2 --- Empirical Results --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- National-level Estimates --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Provincial-Level Estimates --- p.28 / Chapter 6 --- Regression Analysis --- p.35 / Chapter 6.1 --- Model --- p.35 / Chapter 6.2 --- Discussion of Explanatory Variables --- p.37 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Policy Implementation --- p.37 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Demographic Characters --- p.38 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Social-economic Development --- p.41 / Chapter 6.3 --- Data and Descriptive Statistics --- p.42 / Chapter 6.4 --- Estimation Results --- p.45 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Future Extension --- p.48 / Chapter 7 --- Conclusion --- p.49 / Appendix --- p.50 / Chapter A.l --- "Calculating Number of ""Missing Grils"": Procedures and Assumptions" --- p.50 / Chapter A.2 --- Census Questionnaire --- p.55 / Chapter A.3 --- Assumptions and Procedures to Derive Prefectural-level Estimates --- p.61 / Chapter A.4 --- Questionnaire of Death Event in Census 2000 --- p.63 / Chapter A.5 --- Size of Migration Population --- p.64 / Chapter A.6 --- Previous Fertility Outcomes and Reporting Behavior --- p.72 / References --- p.76 / Figures --- p.80 / Tables --- p.83