Open AccessThe association between uneven sex ratios and violence: Evidence from 6 Asian countries
Author(s) -
Nadia DiamondSmith,
Kara E. Rudolph
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0197516
Subject(s) - demography , sex ratio , association (psychology) , population , poison control , injury prevention , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , psychology , medicine , environmental health , sociology , pathology , psychotherapist
It has been hypothesized that uneven sex ratios in the population could lead to increased violence. The objective of this analysis is to explore the relationship between uneven sex ratios in the population and violence. This analysis uses data collected from men in six Asian countries about their experiences and perpetration of violence. We combine this with region- and age specific sex ratios calculated from Census data to explore the relationship between sex ratios and violence using multilevel models. We find that men from region-age brackets with higher ratios of men to women are significantly more likely to report ever having raped a woman, having perpetrated intimate partner violence, or having used a weapon. We find no evidence for an association between sex ratios and reports of ever having raped a man.