Educational inheritance by sex and country 2008 
Educational inheritance by age and country 2008 
Educational homogamy of women who live with a partner by country 2008 
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Hypergamy: the woman has a lower level of education than her male partner; hypogamy: the woman has a higher level of education than her male partner; homogamy: the woman has the same level of education as her male partner.
Calculations are based on the comparison between three levels of education: low: ISCED 0-2 (compulsory education or pre-vocational training); intermediate: ISCED 3-4 (apprenticeship, matura); high: ISCED 5-6 (university, other tertiary).
Sample size: ESS 2008: 1819-2751; weighted data.
Source: ESS 2008.
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