Table 4

Male Fraction of Births by Fertility Policy in China

Parity	Sex Combination	Prior to One Child Policy (China 1982 Census)				Post One Child Policy (China 2000 Census)
Parity	Sex Combination	One	1.5	Two	Minority	One	1.5	Two	Minority
1st	None	0.51	0.51	0.51	0.51	0.52	0.52	0.51	0.51
2nd	One girl	0.53	0.53	0.52	0.51	0.65	0.62	0.62	0.58
3rd	Two girls	0.54	0.55	0.52	0.52	0.71	0.70	0.69	0.65
4th	Three girls	0.55	0.57	0.52	0.50	0.73	0.73	0.68	0.67

Source: See Table 1.
Notes: Based on average fertility rates and sex ratios for provinces under the three main fertility regimes in China described in Feng et al. (2005). Mothers under a “1.5” policy rule are generally allowed one additional birth following a first born daughter. Mothers who are non-Han (minority) are granted exceptions to the fertility control policy as well (Scharping 2003).