What Has Been the Consequence of China's "One-Child" Policy

question 150

Multiple Choice

What has been the consequence of China's "one-child" policy?

• A) The average total fertility rate has declined to 1.6.
• B) The number of baby boys far exceeds the number of baby girls.
• C) Gender-selective abortion has emerged and some families have abandoned healthy baby girls at birth.
• D) Some families have abandoned healthy baby girls at birth.
• E) Average total fertility rate has dropped to 1.6, but the number of baby boys far exceeds the number of baby girls because of gender-selective abortion and abandonment of healthy baby girls at birth.

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