TY - JOUR
T1 - ETHNIC VARIATION IN FAMILY SIZE IN URBAN CHINA
AU - Zang, Xiaowei
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PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Using survey data (n = 1,715) collected in 2001, I examine Uygur-Han differences in family size in Urumchi, the capital, of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. I show that Uygur ethnicity is a key predictor of family size in Urumchi. Employment in the state sector reduces the family size of Han Chinese. But it has no impact on Uygur Muslims. Married status is negatively associated with family size among the Uygurs but is not related to residence in a large household among the Han. I explain these contrasts with reference to the government preferential family planning policies for the Uygurs and the Han. These findings suggest that social status, ethnic culture, and government policy need to be combined, to achieve a better understanding of ethnic families in China.
AB - Using survey data (n = 1,715) collected in 2001, I examine Uygur-Han differences in family size in Urumchi, the capital, of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. I show that Uygur ethnicity is a key predictor of family size in Urumchi. Employment in the state sector reduces the family size of Han Chinese. But it has no impact on Uygur Muslims. Married status is negatively associated with family size among the Uygurs but is not related to residence in a large household among the Han. I explain these contrasts with reference to the government preferential family planning policies for the Uygurs and the Han. These findings suggest that social status, ethnic culture, and government policy need to be combined, to achieve a better understanding of ethnic families in China.
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U2 - 10.1080/00380237.2005.10571267
DO - 10.1080/00380237.2005.10571267
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0038-0237
VL - 38
SP - 223
EP - 239
JO - Sociological Focus
JF - Sociological Focus
IS - 4
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