Abstract

PIP: Major results of the 1990 Population Census of China are provided by the State Statistical Bureau on marital status (unmarried, married, widowed, and divorced) of the population 15 years and fertility status of women 15-49 years (rate and proportion by parity of 1, 2, and 3+) for the 30 provinces and autonomous regions. The data exclude Jinmen and Mazu Islands of Fujian Province. The results pertain to a 10% advance sampling tabulation. In the proportion married, there were 14 provinces above the national average of 68.15%: Shanghai (74.98%),Tianjin, Liaoning, Beijing, Hebei, Jilin, Jiangsu, Heilongjiang, Shandong, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Shanxi, Hubei, and Zhejiang in descending order. In fertility of women at childbearing ages, there were 19 provinces exceeding the national average of 79.54/1000: Hebei, Shanxi, Guangdong, Gansu, Qinghai, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Guixhou, Henan, Xinjiang, Hainan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Guangxi, Fujian, and Tibet. Those below the national average were Shanghai (41.32/1000), Beijing (47.41), Zhejiang, Liaoning, Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Jilin, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, and Shandong. There were 10 provinces where 1st parity births exceeded the national average of 49.51%: Shanghai (92%), Liaoning, Tianjin, Beijing, Zhejiang, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Jilin, Sichuan, and Inner Mongolia in descending order. For 3rd parity births, there were 13 provinces below the national average of 19.32%: Shanghai (.66%), Liaoning, Beijing, Zhejiang, Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Jilin, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Hebei, and Anhui.