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Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway

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  • Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund

    (Universitetet i Oslo)

  • Johan Heldal

    (Statistisk sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway))

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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.

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  • Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund & Johan Heldal, 2003. "Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 8(1), pages 1-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:8:y:2003:i:1
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2003.8.1
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    cohort analysis; marriage; assortative mating; homogamy;
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    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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