Table 2.

Marital Sorting Patterns by Couple Age at Migration, United States and Australia ^a (Row %)

Couple Age at Migration	Homogamy (Wife=Husb)	Hypogamy (Wife>Husb)	Hypergamy (Husb>Wife)	Total	N in 1000s
A. United States
Both Native Born	53	27	19	100	416
Both Foreign Born	58	21	21	100	29
Native Born Wife; Foreign-Born Husband	52	30	18	100	22
Native Born Husband; Foreign-Born Wife	55	22	22	100	13
Total	54	27	20	100	479
B. Australia
Both Native Born	37	30	33	100	516
Both Foreign Born	46	26	29	100	31
Native Born Wife; Foreign-Born Husband	37	30	32	100	75
Native Born Husband; Foreign-Born Wife	38	30	32	100	40
Total	38	30	33	100	664

Sources: 5 percent IPUMS file of 2000 U.S. Census; 2001 Australian Census

^aUniverse consists of couples where the wife is between the ages of 25 and 34, and if foreign-born, the wife migrated prior to age 19