Chinese Health and Family Life Survey - Publications

Works in English

A. Risky Sexual Behavior, Infection & Symptoms

Parish, William L., Edward O. Laumann, Myron S. Cohen, Suiming Pan, Heyi Zheng, Irving Hoffman, Tianfu Wang, and Kwai Hang Ng. 2003. Population-Based Study of Chlamydial Infection in China: A Hidden Epidemic. JAMA 289:1265-1273. [Abstract] [pdf]

Parish, William L. and Suiming Pan. 2006. Sexual Partners in China: Risk Patterns for Infection by HIV and Possible Interventions. In Kaufman, Joan et al. eds., Social Policy and HIV/AIDS in China. Harvard University Press.

Parish, W.L., Y. Hao, E.O. Laumann, & J. Schneider. 2007. Genitourinary Symptoms in Urban China: A Population-Based Study International Journal of STD & AIDS 18:00-00. forthcoming.

B. General Sexual Behavior Patterns

Parish, William L., Sanyu Mojola, and Edward O. Laumann. 2007. “Trends in Chinese Sexual Behavior.” Population and Development Review, forthcoming.

Parish, William L., Ye Luo, Ross Stolzenberg, Edward O. Laumann, Gracia Farrer, and Suiming Pan. 2007. “Sexual Practices and Sexual Satisfaction: A Population Based Study of Urban Chinese Adults.” Archives of Sexual Behavior 36(1):5-20.

Parish, William L., Ye Luo, Edward O. Laumann, Melissa Kew, and Zhiyuan Yu. 2007. “Unwanted Sexual Activity among Married Women in Urban China.” Journal of Sex Research 44 (2): 1-14. DOI

Parish, William L., Aniruddha Das, and Edward O. Laumann. 2006. “Sexual Harassment of Women in Urban China.” Archives of Sexual Behavior 35(4):411-25.

Das, Aniruddha, William L. Parish, and Edward O. Laumann. 2007. “Masturbation in Urban China.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, forthcoming. (online first).

Das, Aniruddha. 2007. Masturbation in the United States Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 33(4):301-17.

C. Quality of Life Issues

Luo, Ye. 2008. A Population-Based Study of Childhood Sexual Contact in China: Prevalence and Long-Term Consequences Child Abuse & Neglect, The International Journal. Forthcoming.

Parish, William L., Tianfu Wang, Edward O. Laumann, Suiming Pan, and Ye Luo. 2004. Intimate Partner Violence in China: National Prevalence, Risk Factors and Associated Health Problems. International Family Planning Perspectives 30 (4, December): 174-181.

Wang, Tianfu., William L. Parish, Edward O. Laumann, and Ye Luo. 2007. Partner Violence and Sexual Jealousy in Urban China: A Population-Based Survey. Violence Against Women. forthcoming.

Luo, Ye, William L. Parish, and Edward O. Laumann. 2005. “A Population-Based Study of Body Image Concerns among Urban Chinese Adults.” Body Image 2(4): 333-45.

Parish, W. L., Hao, Yanni, & Laumann, E.O., 2008. Money, Sex, and Happiness in China Social Indicators Research. Submitted for review.

Luo, Y., W.L. Parish, E.O.Laumann, TF Wang. 2007 Is the Sexual Revolution a Revolution for All? Assessing the Consequences for Chinese Women draft. Presented at annual meeting, American Sociological Association, August 2007.

Wang, Tianfu. 2004. The Space of Marriage: Power, Bargaining, and Conflicts in Urban Chinese Households. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Chicago.

Refereed works in Chinese:

Suiming Pan, William L. Parish, Aili Wang, & Edward O. Laumann. 2004. Chinese Sexual Behavior and Sexual Relations 1999-2000. Beijing: Social Sciences Literature Press (book, in Chinese)

Suiming Pan. The Relationship between the Individual and Society: Examples from an Analysis of Extramarital Sex Chinese Social Science (Zhongguo shehui kexue). June, 2002.

Suiming Pan. The Role of Society in Personal Behavior: Analysis of a Survey of ‘Sexual Behaviors Related to Multiple Partners Chinese Social Science (Zhongguo shehui kexue). July, 2002, 4: 140-50.

Papers by others using the data set (examples):

Merli, M. Giovanna, Sara Hertog, Bo Wang and Jing Li. 2006. Modeling the spread of HIV/AIDS in China: The role of sexual transmission Population Studies 60(1):1-22.

Lavely, William. 2007. Sex, Breastfeeding, and Marital Fertility in Pretransition China Population and Development Review 33(2):289-320.

Lavely, William. 2005. Coital Frequency in Contemporary China and its Implications for Historical Fertility Seattle, Washington: Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, Working Paper 05-02.

Zhang, Yuanting, & Zhang, Zhenmei. 2007. Extramarital Affairs in China: A Feminist Approach Bowling Green State University / Michigan State University. Population Association of America Annual Meeting.

Li, Jing, & M. Giovanna Merli. 2005. Sexual Mixing Patterns among Age and Educational Groups in China Annual Meeting paper, Population Association of America. Download