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The article mentions that this is balanced by the longer life spans of women leading to an overall average of very, very near 50/50 (other factors aside).
by jkyle 11y ago
The article mentions that this is balanced by the longer life spans of women leading to an overall average of very, very near 50/50 (other factors aside).
- kazinator 11y agoIndeed. But if we now return to this global finding, then the assumptions change. What if, globally (not just in "most industrialized countries") there is a bias toward conception producing males (because, say, it is a biological given), yet the compensating factors (longevity of women) do not hold.