Table 8.
Language and Sex Ratios: Province Fixed Effects
| Language | (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan (Central) | 0.170** (0.028) | 0.149* (0.072) | 0.068 (0.079) |
| Aryan (North) | 0.222** (0.030) | 0.201** (0.073) | 0.035 (0.091) |
| Aryan (East) | 0.026 (0.027) | 0.005 (0.072) | −0.062 (0.080) |
| Aryan (South) | 0.065 (0.091) | 0.044 (0.110) | 0.053 (0.110) |
| Foreign | 0.115 (0.120) | 0.094 (0.140) | −0.033 (0.150) |
| Munda | 0.015 (0.061) | −0.006 (0.090) | −0.060 (0.094) |
| Tibetan | 0.121 (0.200) | 0.100 (0.210) | 0.029 (0.220) |
| Hilly (North) | 0.133† (0.069) | 0.112 (0.096) | −0.058 (0.110) |
| Hilly (East) | 0.087 (0.100) | 0.065 (0.120) | −0.006 (0.130) |
| Tribal (East) | 0.051 (0.043) | 0.029 (0.079) | −0.042 (0.088) |
| Tribal (North) | 0.240 (0.210) | 0.219 (0.220) | 0.049 (0.230) |
| Tribal (South) | 0.164 (0.160) | 0.143 (0.170) | 0.153 (0.170) |
| Canarese | −0.012 (0.093) | −0.002 (0.092) | |
| Malayalese | −0.003 (0.110) | 0.007 (0.110) | |
| Telegu | −0.013 (0.076) | −0.004 (0.075) | |
| Tamil | −0.041 (0.077) | −0.032 (0.077) | |
| Punjab | 0.180** (0.059) | ||
| Bengal | 0.082† (0.044) | ||
| Constant | 0.990** (0.020) | 1.011** (0.069) | 1.001** (0.069) |
| Number of Observations | 631 | 631 | 631 |
| R2 | .12 | .12 | .13 |
Notes: Dravidian (southern) is the omitted category. All regressions are weighted with weights equal to the square root of the population in language i and district j. Standard errors are in parentheses.
†
p < .10;
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01