The variations of sex ratio by districts in Sri Lanka

Madhuanthi, R.M.B.; Sendanayake, D.R.P.

dc.contributor.author	Madhuanthi, R.M.B.
dc.contributor.author	Sendanayake, D.R.P.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-02-09T05:11:30Z
dc.date.available	2016-02-09T05:11:30Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.citation	Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, December 2015	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/4267
dc.description.abstract	Sex ratio is one of the most important population ratios for demographic studies and it can be used to describe the degree of balance between two elements, male and female, of the population. Sex ratio is the number of males available for 100 females and it considered as one of the key social indicators. There are three types of Sex ratios: primary, secondary and tertiary. The primary sex ratio means the ratio which is measured at the time of conception. The secondary sex ratio refers to the ratio that is measured at the time of birth. Tertiary sex ratio denotes the ratio of mature organisms.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Colombo	en_US
dc.subject	Sex ratio, population dynamics, arc GIS	en_US
dc.title	The variations of sex ratio by districts in Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Research abstract	en_US