Feng Hou

Feng Hou's research focuses on socioeconomic integration of immigrants and the second generation, dynamics of social diversity, neighbourhoood and community contextual effects, and applied statistical techniques.

He is a senior researcher with Social Analysis Division, Statistics Canada. From 1996 to 1999, he was a researcher with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto.

Interests

• Immigration and the second generation
• Socioeconomic status of racial minorities
• Ubran residential patterns
• Applied quantitative methods

Selected publications

Hou, F., Z. Wu, M. Schimmele, and J. Myles. 2015. "Cross-country variation in interracial marriage: a USA-Canada comparison of metropolitan areas." Ethnic and Racial Studies 38(9): 1591-1609. DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2015.1005644

Fong, E. and F. Hou. 2015. "Neighbours helping neighbours in multi-ethnic context." Population, Place and Space. DOI: 1002/psp.1991

Frank, K., F. Hou and G. Schellenberg. 2015. "Life satisfaction among immigrants to Canada: Are immigrants more satisfied with their life than their source-country counterparts?" Journal of Happiness Studies DOI 10.1007/s10902-015-9664-2

Frank, K. and F. Hou. 2015. "Beyond culture: source country female labour force participation and earnings of immigrant women?" Work, Employment and Society. DOI: 10.1177/0950017015587874.

Wu, Zheng, C. Schimmele, and F. Hou. 2015."Group differences in intermarriage with whites between Asians, Blacks and Hispanics: The effects of assimilation and structural constraints." Journal of Social Issues 71(4): 733-754. Doi: 10.1111/josi.12146

Beiser, M., S. Puente, and F. Hou. 2015. "Cultural distance and emotional problems among immigrant and refugee youth in Canada." International Journal of Intercultural Relations 49(6):33-45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2015.06.005

Frank, K. and F. Hou. 2015. "Source country gender roles and the division of labor within immigrant families." Journal of Marriage and Family 77:557-574. DOI:10.1111/jomf.12171

Wu, Z., C.M. Schimmele, and F. Hou. 2015. "Family structure, social engagement, and post-secondary education." Family Relations 64:205-220. DOI:10.1111/fare.12112