Landale N S
Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
Demography. 1994 Feb;31(1):133-57.
This study examines the transition to first union among Puerto Rican women. I argue that understanding the behavior of mainland Puerto Ricans requires attention to family patterns in Puerto Rico and to the dynamics of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States. The study therefore is based on pooled data from comparable surveys undertaken in the two settings. These data allow for event history analyses that compare the union formation behavior of migrants with that of nonmigrants, and consider the role of migration in producing the observed union patterns. Multivariate models show that migrants are more likely than nonmigrants to form unions early and to enter informal unions. Additional analyses show that selective migration plays a role in producing this pattern. Overall the findings demonstrate the importance of using data from both origin and destination locales for understanding the behavior of migrant groups.
本研究考察了波多黎各女性首次结合的转变情况。我认为，要理解美国大陆波多黎各人的行为，需要关注波多黎各的家庭模式以及波多黎各与美国之间的移民动态。因此，该研究基于在这两个地区进行的可比调查的汇总数据。这些数据使得我们能够进行事件史分析，比较移民与非移民的结合形成行为，并考虑移民在产生观察到的结合模式中所起的作用。多变量模型表明，移民比非移民更有可能早早结合并进入非正式结合关系。进一步的分析表明，选择性移民在产生这种模式中发挥了作用。总体而言，研究结果表明，利用来自原籍地和目的地的数据对于理解移民群体的行为非常重要。
