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Opportunities to Meet: Occupational Education and Marriage Formation in Young Adulthood.

Explanations for the positive association between education and marriage in the United States emphasize the economic and cultural attractiveness of having a college degree in the marriage market. However, educational attainment may also shape the opportunities that men and women have to meet other c...

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Published in:Demography (Springer Nature) Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 1319 - 1345
Main Authors: McClendon, David, Kuo, Janet, Raley, R.
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Aug2014
Subjects:
United States
Educational attainment
Marriage
Young adults
Women's education
Unmarried couples
Homogamy
Academic degrees
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