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Title: Ethnic and generational differences in partnership patterns among Asians in the United States

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

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ISSN: 1369-183x

DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2020.1770582

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Abstract: Despite extensive research on the changes in partnership formation patterns in the United States over the past few decades, we know relatively little about how Asians are approaching marriage and cohabitation in early adulthood. Using the 2014–2018 American Community Survey, we examine whether Asians are delaying marriage and whether their postponement of marriage is offset by a rise in cohabitation. When doing so, we pay close attention to variations by ethnicity and immigrant generational statuWhaley, K. (2020). An Economic Study of US Housing and Education Policy. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertationss. We find that there is a substantial generational decline in marriage among Asians, accompanied by a relatively small increase in cohabitation. Thus, it is likely that 1.5-generation and U.S.-born Asians are waiting longer to enter coresidential partnerships than Asians who immigrated to the U.S. after age 12 and U.S.-born whites. Also, there are ethnic variations: cohabitation is rare among Indians whereas it is more common for Japanese and Filipino/as. The distinct patterns of 1.5-generation and U.S.-born Asians suggest that they are selectively acculturating. Overall, our findings demonstrate that Asians should not be treated as a monolithic group when studying their demographic and social patterns.

Url: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1770582

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Authors: Ju, Daeshin Hayden; Okigbo, Karen Amaka; Yim, Sejung Sage; Hardie, Jessica Halliday

Periodical (Full): Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Issue: 15

Volume: 48

Pages: 3789-3809

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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