Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway

Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway

A number of previous studies have documented a fairly high level of marital homogamy in Norway. Most of these studies, however, have been local and ethnographic, or based on national data measuring homogamy within a limited time period. This study is based on a sample of 129 651 individuals from the...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2003-01-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
cohort analysis
marriage
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol8/1/
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spelling doaj-74f08e056fd0463082bbdf9162351a342020-11-25T01:10:53ZengMax Planck Institute for Demographic ResearchDemographic Research1435-98712003-01-0181Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in NorwayA number of previous studies have documented a fairly high level of marital homogamy in Norway. Most of these studies, however, have been local and ethnographic, or based on national data measuring homogamy within a limited time period. This study is based on a sample of 129 651 individuals from the 1980 Census. From this data bank, a sample of couples is constructed. Patterns of educational homogamy across five ten-year cohorts, born between 1900 and 1949, are compared. The results show a decline in educational homogamy across these cohorts, both in absolute terms and when controlling for the general increase in educational level during the period.http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol8/1/cohort analysismarriage
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title Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway
spellingShingle Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway
Demographic Research
cohort analysis
marriage
title_short Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway
title_full Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway
title_fullStr Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway
title_full_unstemmed Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway
title_sort who marries whom? educational homogamy in norway
publisher Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
series Demographic Research
issn 1435-9871
publishDate 2003-01-01
description A number of previous studies have documented a fairly high level of marital homogamy in Norway. Most of these studies, however, have been local and ethnographic, or based on national data measuring homogamy within a limited time period. This study is based on a sample of 129 651 individuals from the 1980 Census. From this data bank, a sample of couples is constructed. Patterns of educational homogamy across five ten-year cohorts, born between 1900 and 1949, are compared. The results show a decline in educational homogamy across these cohorts, both in absolute terms and when controlling for the general increase in educational level during the period.
topic cohort analysis
marriage
url http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol8/1/
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