Marital Patterns and Use of Mother Tongue at Home among Native-Born Asian Americans.

This article examines marital patterns and use of mother tongue at home among native-born Asian Americans using the 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample. There are variations in mother-tongue use across Asian ethnic groups, but variations among different types of ma...

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Published in:Social Forces (University of North Carolina Press) Vol. 89; no. 1; pp. 233 - 257
Main Authors: Kim, Chigon, Min, Pyong Gap
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Published: Oxford University Press / UK September 2010
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        Intermarriage
        Children of immigrants
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      ab: This article examines marital patterns and use of mother tongue at home among native-born Asian Americans using the 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample. There are variations in mother-tongue use across Asian ethnic groups, but variations among different types of marriage are even greater. Those who marry within their ethnicity (in-married) have a greater likelihood of mother-tongue use at home than those who intermarry. Among the in-married, those having 1.5- and first-generation co-ethnic spouses are far more likely to use a mother tongue than those having native-born, co-ethnic partners. Results of logistic regression analyses indicate that marital patterns are the strongest predictor of mother-tongue use at home, and that ethnic variations in mother-tongue use are significantly reduced when marital patterns are taken into account. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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