I was curious about a few social variables which often associate across generations, and also within families. So I looked in the General Social Survey for denomination, highest degree and socioeconomic index, which I knew were surveyed for the individual (respondent), their parents and their spouse. Below the fold are the correlation matrices generated. Remember that if you assume a linear dependency you square the correlation (e.g., 0.50 → 0.25) to find out how much of the variation in X can be accounted for by variation in Y.
Religious denomination DenominationFather's Denom.Mother's Denom.Denom. RaisedSpouse Denom.Spouse Denom. Raised
Denomination-0.630.590.680.800.48
Father's Denom.--0.840.890.470.40
Mother's Denom.---0.870.410.39
Denom. Raised----0.480.42
Spouse Denom.----0.67
Spouse Denom. Raised------
Highest level of education
DegreeFather's Degree Mother's Degree Spouse Degree
Degree-0.430.410.57
Father's Degree --0.570.37
Mother's Degree ---0.35
Spouse Degree ----
Socioeconomic index SEIFather's SEI Mother's SEI Spouse SEI
SEI-0.260.230.33
Father's SEI --0.380.22
Mother's SEI ---0.20
Spouse SEI ----
