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Table 7 Estimating the number of Indian 'missing women'

From: Missing women in the United Kingdom

Panels:

Indian families: Panel (A)

English families: Panel (B)

Periods:

1970-2006

1993-2006

1970-2006

1993-2006

Gender:

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Actual:

400

356

192

176

15,758

15,060

6579

6319

Predicted:

388

368

186

182

14,908

15,910

7330

5568

% Changed:

−3.00

3.37

−3.13

3.41

−5.39

5.64

11.42

−11.88

  1. Notes: The prediction percentages for the subsample (1993–2006) and their associated standard errors for Panel A and Panel B are: 50.60638 (0.57334) and 56.82986 (2.22453) respectively. The associated 95% confidence intervals for the boys of the subsample for Panel A and Panel B are: [182, 190] and [6768, 7892] respectively.
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