@article{ref1,
title="Skewed sex ratios and criminal victimization in India",
journal="Demography",
year="2014",
author="South, Scott J. and Trent, Katherine and Bose, Sunita",
volume="51",
number="3",
pages="1019-1040",
abstract="Although substantial research has explored the causes of India's excessively masculine population sex ratio, few studies have examined the consequences of this surplus of males. We merge individual-level data from the 2004-2005 India Human Development Survey with data from the 2001 India population census to examine the association between the district-level male-to-female sex ratio at ages 15 to 39 and self-reports of victimization by theft, breaking and entering, and assault. Multilevel logistic regression analyses reveal positive and statistically significant albeit substantively modest effects of the district-level sex ratio on all three victimization risks. We also find that higher male-to-female sex ratios are associated with the perception that young unmarried women in the local community are frequently harassed. Household-level indicators of family structure, socioeconomic status, and caste, as well as areal indicators of women's empowerment and collective efficacy, also emerge as significant predictors of self-reported criminal victimization and the perceived harassment of young women. The implications of these findings for India's growing sex ratio imbalance are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0070-3370",
doi="10.1007/s13524-014-0289-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13524-014-0289-6"
}