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Title: Families, Resources, and Adult Health: Where Do Sexual Minorities Fit?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2013

Abstract: Extensive research documents the relevance of families and socioeconomic resources to health. This article extends that research to sexual minorities, using 12 years of the National Health Interview Survey (N = 460,459) to examine self-evaluations of health among male and female adults living in same-sex and different-sex relationships. Adjusting for socioeconomic status eliminates differences between same- and different-sex cohabitors so that they have similarly higher odds of poor health relative to married persons. Results by gender reveal that the cohabitation disadvantage for health is more pronounced for different-sex cohabiting women than for men, but little difference exists between same-sex cohabiting men and women. Finally, the presence of children in the home is more protective for womens than mens health, but those protections are specific to married women. In all, the results elucidate the importance of relationship type, gender, and the presence of children when evaluating health.

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Authors: Barrera, Cristina B.; Gorman, Bridget K.; Denney, Justin T.

Periodical (Full): Journal of health and social behavior

Issue: 1

Volume: 54

Pages: 46-63

Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS

Topics: Gender, Health

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