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. 2009 Nov 18;9(Suppl 1):S9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-S1-S9

Table 1.

Parameters estimated from Statistics China [27].

Parameter Description Value Unit Estimation description
μ Birth rate 0.11584 Proportion Estimated using LSE
σ Males in newborns 0.5487 Proportion Average ratio of age 0-4 in 2003-2007
Inline graphic Growth rate of age group 1 1/15 Proportion Inverse of time in age group 1
Inline graphic Growth rate of age group 2 1/35 Proportion Inverse of time in age group 2
Inline graphic Death rate of male in age group 1 0.00122 Proportion Average rate in 2003-2007
Inline graphic Death rate of female in age group 1 0.00122 Proportion Average rate in 2003-2007
Inline graphic Death rate of male in age group 2 0.0022 Proportion Average rate in 2003-2007
Inline graphic Death rate of female in age group 2 0.0012 Proportion Average rate in 2003-2007
Inline graphic Death rate of male in age group 3 0.0242 Proportion Average rate in 2003-2007
Inline graphic Death rate of female in age group 3 0.0189 Proportion Average rate in 2003-2007
ϵ MVP 0.05 104 individuals Source: [48]
K Carrying capacity parameter 549186 104 individuals Estimated using LSE
M1 Males in age group 1 14072.82 104 individuals Initial population in 2003
F1 Females in age group 1 12211.95 104 individuals Initial population in 2003
M2 Males in age group 2 37333.68 104 individuals Initial population in 2003
F2 Females in age group 2 36286.94 104 individuals Initial population in 2003
M3 Males in age group 3 14563.88 104 individuals Initial population in 2003
F3 Females in age group 3 14744.8 104 individuals Initial population in 2003