| Internationally, research on the marriage market has a long tradition, and has focused on ethnic background, religion, education, social origin, and job prestige, among others. Underexposed in research on recent marriage patterns is the spatial component. We aim to identify the importance of spatial dimensions of the partner market in the Netherlands. A spatial model of the partner market, based on population register data, will indicate the role of spatial factors in patterns of partner selection. The data from the population register of the Netherlands will be linked to data from the Social Statistical File (SSB), to get a thorough understanding of the importance of spatial, demographic and socio-economic factors on spatial homogamy. |
