ouples to have a second child after four years, if first child is a girl. The purpose of the policy change was to combat infanticide (Paxton, 1990).
(a) 1987 census: 5,613,000 (Paxton, 1990).
(b) 1989 estimate: 5,761,400 (Paxton, 1990). 3
(c) Current projection for 2000: 6,000,000 (The World Bank, 1990).
(a) Sex: Males: 48.4 percent; Females 51.6 percent 1986 data (Paxton, 1990).
(b) Urban/rural: Urban 34.9 percent; Rural 65.1 percent 1986 data (Paxton, 1990).
(c) Age: 1 19 46.07 percent; 20 29 16.63 per cent; 30 59 29.66 percent; 60 and older 7.64 percent 1982 census (Secretary of the Army, United States Department of the Army, 1988).*
(a) Sex: Males: 49 percent; Females 51 percent 1987 census (Secretary of the Army, United States Department of the Army, 1988).
(b) Urban/rural: Urban 100 percent 1987 census (Paxton, 1990).
(c) Age: 1 14 21.8 percent; 15 64 68 percent; 65 and older 10.2 percent 1987 census (Paxton, 1990; The World Bank, 1990).**
*Age distribution categories changed from order specifica tions to reflect data as reported in the PRC census of 1982.
*Age distribution categories changed form order specifica tions to reflect data as available for the Hong Kong popula tion. 4
(a) Beijing: 9,750,000 1987 estimate (Paxton, 1990).
(b) Qingdao: 1,270,000 1987 estimate (Paxton, 1990).
(2) Hong Kong: 5,761,400 1989 estimate (Paxton, 1990).
a. PRC: Extended families tend to live within the same household in the PRC, particularly in the rural areas, where approximately two thirds of the population resides. Data pertaining the to number of households in the PRC were col lected in the 1982 census (Secretary of the Army, United States Department of the Army, 1...