Table 3.

Two-sex assortative mating and force of attraction

Schooling, Men	Schooling, Women	Observed Assortative Mating
		No. of Eligible Males (age 25–65)	No. of Eligible Females (age 25–65)	No. of Eligible Male Person-Years (age 25–65)	No. of Eligible Female Person-Years (age 25–65)	No. of Marriages	Force of Attraction (αij)
0–11	0–11	1,651	1,485	19,528	13,760	473	0.059
	12	1,651	3,968	19,528	32,094	517	0.043
	13–15	1651	2,613	19,528	22,104	136	0.013
	16+	1,651	2,157	19,528	21,425	43	0.004
12	0–11	4,147	1,485	43,540	13,760	402	0.038
	12	4,147	3,968	43,540	32,094	1,591	0.086
	13–15	4,147	2,613	43,540	22,104	744	0.051
	16+	4,147	2,157	43,540	21,425	307	0.021
13–15	0–11	2,508	1,485	26,601	13,760	114	0.013
	12	2,508	3,968	26,601	32,094	627	0.043
	13–15	2,508	2,613	26,601	22,104	744	0.062
	16+	2,508	2,157	26,601	21,425	432	0.036
16+	0–11	1,990	1,485	21,874	13,760	38	0.004
	12	1,990	3,968	21,874	32,094	255	0.020
	13–15	1,990	2,613	21,874	22,104	402	0.037
	16+	1,990	2,157	21,874	21,425	960	0.089
Total	Total	10,296	10,223	111,543	89,383	7,782	––

Notes: The expected number of eligible person years = average age at marriage (for the married) × the number of married + (60–18) × the number of unmarried.

Source: Panel Study of Income Dynamics, 1968–2013.