Table 1.
Period | Total live births | Proportion male births | χ2a | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
5-Year | ||||
1984–1988 | 173 | 0.538 | 0.185 | 0.667 |
1989–1993 | 185 | 0.551 | 0.532 | 0.466 |
1994–1998 | 215 | 0.451 | 1.574 | 0.210 |
1999–2003 | 132 | 0.348 | 7.472 | 0.006* |
10-Year | ||||
1984–1993 | 358 | 0.545 | 0.807 | 0.369 |
1994–2003 | 347 | 0.412 | 7.100 | 0.008* |
Chi-square was performed using an expected male proportion equal to 0.512; df = 1.
*Highly significant statistical deviation (p < 0.01) from the expected proportion of males using Chi-square analysis.