Table 4.
Parameters for Quasi-Symmetry Effects on Assortative Mating by Race/Ethnicity/Age-At Arrival for Modeling Marriages Invovling Chinese*
| Women's Race/Ethnicity/Age-At-Arrival | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Race/Ethnicity/Age-At-Arrival | Chinese Arriving at Ages 14–19 |
Chinese Arriving at Ages 6–13 |
Chinese Arriving at Ages 0–5 |
U.S.-Born Chinese |
Non-Chinese Asians |
Whites | Non-Asian Racial/Ethnic Minorities |
| Chinese Arriving at Ages 14–19 | 0 (A) | λ21(ji) (B) | λ31(ji) | λ41(ji) | λ51(ji) | λ61(ji) | λ71(ji) |
| Chinese Arriving at Ages 6–13 | λ21(ij) (C) | 0 (D) | λ32(ji) | λ42(ji) | λ52(ji) | λ62(ji) | λ72(ji) |
| Chinese Arriving at Ages 0–5 | λ31(ij) | λ32(ij) | 0 | λ43(ji) | λ53(ji) | λ63(ji) | λ73(ji) |
| U.S.-Born Chinese | λ41(ij) | λ42(ij) | λ43(ij) | 0 | λ54(ji) | λ64(ji) | λ74(ji) |
| Non-Chinese Asians | λ51(ij) | λ52(ij) | λ53(ij) | λ54(ij) | 0 | λ65(ji) | λ75(ji) |
| Whites | λ61(ij) | λ62(ij) | λ63(ij) | λ64(ij) | λ65(ij) | 0 | λ76(ji) |
| Non-Asian Racial/Ethnic Minorities | λ71(ij) | λ72(ij) | λ73(ij) | λ74(ij) | λ75(ij) | λ76(ij) | 0 |
*
We apply the same strategy to model quasi-symmetry parameters for marriages or cohabitations involving Filipinos, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans.