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In our community, the number of women outnumbers that of men. We see more older women than older men in public rental housing. I wonder whether there is a term in statistics to describe such an imbalance in gender?

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Bonnie Chan
28 April 2021
In our community, the number of women outnumbers that of men. We see more older women than older men in public rental housing. I wonder whether there is a term in statistics to describe such an imbalance in gender?

In our community, the number of women outnumbers that of men. We see more older women than older men in public rental housing. I wonder whether there is a term in statistics to describe such an imbalance in gender?

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michaelchiu80@ymail.com
28 April 2021

Glad to know that.

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Bonnie Chan
28 April 2021

Yes! This is the word I am looking for. Thanks a lot.

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michaelchiu80@ymail.com
28 April 2021

Do you mean the "sex ratio"? It is calculated to compare the relative size of the male group and female group in the population.

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