Trends in educational assortative marriage in China from 1970 to 2000

Demographic Research

Volumn 22, Issue , 2010, Pages 733-770

  Han, Hongyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 77955038889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.24     Document Type: Article

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