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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2014.12.3.1

A Study on Educational Assortative Marriage  

Seong, Moonju (Dept. of Social Welfare, Namseoul University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.12, no.3, 2014 , pp. 1-6 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between education and marriage in South Korea, based on a 2 percent data of the 2000 census. The result found strong educational homogamy and wife-hypergamy over the five age cohort, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, and 61-70. For the primary, junior secondary, upper secondary and tertiary educational levels, the chance of marrying within the same educational level was stronger for primary and tertiary education. In terms of trends, the educational homogamy increased across the four cohorts. We note that while upward marriage was stronger for women (hypergamy), it decreased over time.
Keywords
Educational assortative marriage; Homogamy; Wife-hypergamy;
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