Houston Community News >> Gender Imbalance Leaves Many Chinese Men Single
2/23/2007 Beijing, Feb 24 (Xinhua)--
Chinese men born after the 1970s could find it difficult to find a spouse as
many more boys were born than girls since the 1980s, says a report of the China
Juvenile Research Centre (CJRC).
China's fifth national census in 2000 shows that 119.92 boys were born for every
100 girls.
'It's possible that men will not find a spouse among their contemporaries both
now and in the future,' said Chen Chen, an assistant researcher of CJRC.
Heavy work pressures are also contributing to men's problem of finding a spouse,
the report says.
About 58.6 percent of the respondents in a recent survey said they had a narrow
circle of acquaintances, and 27.1 percent complained that they were too busy
with work to date.
(Contributed by Xinhua)