Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1338 2 Background 1339 2.1 Theoretical framework 1339 2.2 Urban context in China and family norms 1340 2.3 The current study 1342 3 Data,sample,and measurement 1343 3.1 Data 1343 3.2 Sample 1343 3.3 Measurement 1344 4 Methods 1345 4.1 Marriage rate 1345 4.2 Log-linear models 1345 5 Results 1347 5.1 Marriage rates 1347 5.2 Assortative marriage patterns 1350 5.2.1 Descriptive analysis 1350 5.2.2 Log-linear models 1351 6 Discussion 1355 7 Acknowledgements 1357 References 1358Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1338 2 Background 1339 2.1 Theoretical framework 1339 2.2 Urban context in China and family norms 1340 2.3 The current study 1342 3 Data, sample, and measurement 1343 3.1 Data 1343 3.2 Sample 1343 3.3 Measurement 1344 4 Methods 1345 4.1 Marriage rate 1345 4.2 Log-linear models 1345 5 Results 1347 5.1 Marriage rates 1347 5.2 Assortative marriage patterns 1350 5.2.1 Descriptive analysis 1350 5.2.2 Log-linear models 1351 6 Discussion 1355 7 Acknowledgements 1357 References 1358