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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Marriage Fam. 2012 Jan 11;74(1):53–69. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00879.x

Table 5.

Proportion With Same Education as Spouse (Sample Restricted to Ever-Married Persons) (n = 2,474)

No College Attendance by Age 19 College Attendance by Age 19 Difference College - No College
Men (n = 1,163)
 Stratum 1 .58 .11 −.47
 Stratum 2 .49 .37 −.11
 Stratum 3 .61 .49 −.12
 Stratum 4 .60 .60 .00
 Stratum 5 .66 .75 .09
Women (n = 1,311)
 Stratum 1 .57 .23 −.34
 Stratum 2 .50 .43 −.07
 Stratum 3 .55 .35 −.20
 Stratum 4 .44 .44 .00
 Stratum 5 .60 .69 .09

Note. Own and spouse education are measured in the first year of the first marriage; education is categorized into 4 levels: < 12, 12, 13–15, and 16 + years. Proportions are weighted by NLSY79 panel weights.