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The gender, or sex, distributions in the General Social Survey approximate those in the U.S. Census. (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1987, p. 14) The census shows that more males are born, but that the proportion of females in the population is greater than the male by about age 18. The imbalance between the sexes continues to grow throughout life, with a ratio of almost two women for every man in the later years. While various reasons have been given for the greater survivorship of women, scientists have not yet rendered a definitive explanation of the difference.
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Russell, C.H., Megaard, I. (1988). Gender, Work Roles, and Attitudes on Sexuality. In: The General Social Survey, 1972–1986. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3890-4_3
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