Immigrant family formation patterns in Australia / Siew-Ean Khoo and Jing Shu [edited by Heather Kelly]
- Bib ID:
- 1331305
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Khoo, Siew-Ean, 1949-
- Description:
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- Canberra : Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1996
- x, 62 p. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0644459115
- Summary:
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Examines the patterns of family formation among immigrant groups and the Australian-born population. The report focuses on family formation by unmarried cohabitation, marriage and child bearing.
- Full contents:
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- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Aims of the study
- Data and methodolgy
- Definitions
- ch. 2. Previous studies of immigrant-native differentials in family formation
- Australian studies of immigrant family formation patterns
- Explanations for an hypotheses on immigrant-native fertility differentials
- Ch. 3. Family formation patterns of immigrants and the Australia-born
- Marriage and de facto relationships
- Fertility and the pattern of childbearing
- ch. 4. Socioeconomic factors and family formation patterns of the overseas-born
- Length of residence and family formation patterns
- Education and family formation
- Socioeconomic group and fertility
- Birthplace, socioeconomic status and average number of children
- ch. 5. Demographic and socioeconomic implications
- Implications for family formation patterns in Australia
- Implications for Australia's fertility rate
- Socioeconomic implications for immigrants
- ch. 6. Conclusions
- Trends, patterns and implications
- Issues for further research. Sydney panel
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- Notes:
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- "This report was prepared for the Bureau of Immigration, Multicultral and Population Research, whose work has now been absorbed into the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs"-Inside cover.
- Cat. no. 9601473.
- Includes tables.
- Bibliography: p. 60-62.
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