Table 4.

Odds Ratio Predicting the Likelihood that Spouse in Mixed Nativity Couples have Higher Levels of Education than Spouse in Same Nativity Couples, United States (Estimates based on Models of Constrained Intra-couple Resemblance)

Comparisons	exp(β)	β/se
A. FB Wife – US-Born Husb versus Both FB Spouses a
FB Wife’s Educational Boundaries
HS vs. Less than High School	2.24	19.13
Some College vs. High School	1.57	12.68
College vs. Some College	1.19	5.00
Status Exchange
Husband marries up	0.09	−71.91
US-Born Husb* Husband marries up	1.04	0.90
B. FB Husb-US-born Wife versus Both FB Spouses
FB Husband’s Educational Boundaries
HS vs. Less than High School	1.47	12.59
Some College vs. High School	1.04	1.17
College vs. Some College	0.84	−5.51
Status Exchange
Husband marries down	0.13	−71.08
US-Born Wife* Husband marries down	1.14	3.69
C. US-Born Wife- FB Husb versus Both US-Born Spouses
US-Born Wife’s Educational Boundaries
HS vs. Less than High School	0.68	−14.81
Some College vs. High School	1.19	8.26
College vs. Some College	1.15	6.42
Status Exchange
Husband marries down	2.19	75.00
FB Husb* Husband marries down	1.12	4.43
D. US-Born Husb- FB Wife versus Both US-Born Spouses
US-Born Husband’s Educational Boundaries
HS vs. Less than High School	0.86	−4.14
Some College vs. High School	1.47	13.32
College vs. Some College	1.18	5.65
Status Exchange
Husband marries up	2.52	90.81
FB Wife* Husband marries up	0.99	−0.26

Source: 5 percent IPUMS sample of 2000 U.S. Census

^aReference groups are underlined