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ERIC Number: EJ802684
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Aug
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2445
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Interracial-Interethnic Unions and Fertility in the United States
Fu, Vincent Kang
Journal of Marriage and Family, v70 n3 p783-795 Aug 2008
How does the fertility of interracial and interethnic couples compare to the fertility of endogamous couples? If exogamous couples have transcended the boundary between them, then exogamy should not affect fertility. Alternatively, opposition to the relationship from the couple's family and friends may reduce fertility. This study uses 2000-2005 American Community Survey data on married (n = 272,336) and cohabiting (n = 48,769) couples to compare the fertility of endogamous and exogamous couples. Interracial and interethnic partnering do not affect fertility for cohabiting, Black-White, Mexican-White, and Puerto Rican-White intermarried couples, but it does reduce fertility in Chinese-White and Asian Indian-White intermarriages. These results are largely consistent with the argument that intermarried couples have transcended group boundaries.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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