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Spousal-residence separation among Chinese young couples.

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Ma, Z; Liaw K-l, ; Zeng, Y
Published in: Environ Plan A
May 1996

The factors affecting the residential separation of spouses in China are examined. "Based on the microdata of the 1987 National Population Survey, we find that the variation in spousal-residence separations among Chinese young couples in the mid-1980s is well explained by personal and household factors within a multivariate model. The separations were aggravated by migrations for the reasons of employment or education. Although marriage migrations reduced the number of separations, those who had been married for a short period of time...were more prone to be separated. It is ironic that the higher a person's level of education, the greater the tendency for them to suffer the pain of spousal-residence separation. Household status could also be a very important factor: the lower the household status of a married individual, the more likely that he (or she) would be separated from their spouse."

Duke Scholars

Published In

Environ Plan A

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ISSN

0308-518X

Publication Date

May 1996

Volume

28

Issue

5

Start / End Page

877 / 890

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Social Class
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Population Dynamics
  • Population
  • Marriage
  • Geography
  • Geography
  • Family Characteristics
  • Employment
 

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Ma, Z., Liaw K-l, ., & Zeng, Y. (1996). Spousal-residence separation among Chinese young couples. Environ Plan A, 28(5), 877–890. https://doi.org/10.1068/a280877
Ma, Z., Z. Liaw K-l, and Y. Zeng. “Spousal-residence separation among Chinese young couples.Environ Plan A 28, no. 5 (May 1996): 877–90. https://doi.org/10.1068/a280877.
Ma Z, Liaw K-l, Zeng Y. Spousal-residence separation among Chinese young couples. Environ Plan A. 1996 May;28(5):877–90.
Ma, Z., et al. “Spousal-residence separation among Chinese young couples.Environ Plan A, vol. 28, no. 5, May 1996, pp. 877–90. Pubmed, doi:10.1068/a280877.
Ma Z, Liaw K-l, Zeng Y. Spousal-residence separation among Chinese young couples. Environ Plan A. 1996 May;28(5):877–890.
Journal cover image

Published In

Environ Plan A

DOI

ISSN

0308-518X

Publication Date

May 1996

Volume

28

Issue

5

Start / End Page

877 / 890

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Social Class
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Population Dynamics
  • Population
  • Marriage
  • Geography
  • Geography
  • Family Characteristics
  • Employment