Generational differences in spouse similarity in education attainment

Frank M. Ahern; Ronald C. Johnson; Robert E. Cole

doi:10.1007/BF01071747

Generational differences in spouse similarity in education attainment

Frank M. Ahern, Ronald C. Johnson, Robert E. Cole

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Abstract

A lesser degree of assortative mating for educational attainment is reported for parents than for maternal and paternal grandparents of the three major raciallethnic groups (persons of Chinese, European, and Japanese ancestries) who took part in the Hawaii Family Study of Cognition. Differences across generations are significant for persons of European and of Japanese ancestries but not for persons of Chinese ancestry. The data support the belief that there has been a secular change toward decreased homogamy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	95-98
Number of pages	4
Journal	Behavior Genetics
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01071747
State	Published - Jan 1983

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Genetics
Genetics(clinical)

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