Table 7.
Assortative matching for couples
| Men marrying out-of-province wives |
Men marrying local wives with difficulty |
Men marrying local wives smoothly |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (20) | (63) | (121) | |
| Age of first marriage (Years) | |||
| Husband | 25.0 | 23.6 | 23.4 |
| Wife | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.9 |
| Age gap between couples | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Proportion in non-agriculture (%) | |||
| Husband | 70.0 | 58.7 | 66.9 |
| Wife | 10.0 | 31.8 | 43.0 |
| Percentage gap between couples | 60 | 26.9 | 23.9 |
| Average Income in 2007 (yuan) | |||
| Husband | 17,050 | 12,513 | 15,584 |
| Wife | 4,810 | 5,041 | 6,677 |
| Ratio of income between couples | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 |