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Racial/Ethnic Variation in the Relationship Between Educational Assortative Mating and Wives' Income Trajectories.
1Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Demography
|January 20, 2023
Summary
Educational assortative mating impacts wives' income trajectories differently across racial/ethnic groups. White wives in hypogamous unions contribute most to family income, unlike Black and Hispanic wives.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Economics
- Demography
Background:
- Previous research explored educational assortative mating and wives' labor market participation.
- Limited understanding exists on how race/ethnicity moderates this relationship.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if the association between educational assortative mating and wives' income trajectories differs across racial/ethnic groups.
- To analyze group-based developmental trajectories of income.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79).
- Employed group-based trajectory modeling to assess income patterns.
- Examined variations in income trajectories by race/ethnicity and mating type.
Main Results:
- Significant racial/ethnic variations exist in income trajectory prevalence and shapes.
- White couples are more likely to follow traditional gender divisions of labor.
- The link between educational assortative mating and income is strongest for Whites, with wives in hypogamous unions contributing most to income.
Conclusions:
- Findings highlight the need to consider racial/ethnic heterogeneity in studies of educational assortative mating.
- Black and Hispanic wives in hypogamous unions are less likely to be secondary earners.
- Racial/ethnic disparities in mating effects on income trajectories are substantial.
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