Union formation and dissolution among immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom

Tina Hannemann; Hill Kulu

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2015.33.10

Union formation and dissolution among immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom

Tina Hannemann^*, Hill Kulu

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Abstract

BACKGROUND

There is a growing literature on the dynamics of immigrant fertility and mixed marriages, but partnership transitions among immigrants and ethnic minorities are little studied.

OBJECTIVE

This study investigates union formation and dissolution among immigrants and their descendants in the UK.

METHODS

We use data from the Understanding Society study and apply the techniques of event history analysis. We contrast partnership trajectories of various immigrant groups and compare these with those of the 'native' British population.

RESULTS

The analysis shows significant differences in partnership formation and dissolution among immigrants and ethnic minorities. Women of Caribbean origin have the highest cohabitation and the lowest marriage rates, whereas cohabitation remains rare among immigrants from South Asia and their descendants, as most of them marry directly. Immigrants from the Caribbean region and their descendants also show higher divorce rates than 'native' British women, whereas women of South Asian origin have a low divorce risk.

Original language	English
Article number	10
Pages (from-to)	273-312
Number of pages	40
Journal	Demographic Research
Volume	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2015.33.10
Publication status	Published - 4 Aug 2015

Keywords

Labor-market outcomes
Ethnic intermarriage
Western-Europe
Fertility
Germany
Britain
Migration
2nd-generation
Turkish
Origin

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