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Title: Marriages to Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: 2019 & 2021
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: Marriages to same-sex couples were declared legal in all states by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015. Starting in 2019 the US Census Bureau included a revised household roster in the American Community Survey (ACS) that directly counts same-sex and different-sex married and cohabiting couples. We rely on data from the ACS 1-year PUMS files from 2019 and 2021 to provide the most recent ACS estimates of changing numbers of individuals entering a same-sex marriage. We compare same-sex newlyweds to different-sex newlyweds based on the couples' marital history, age, and education. Analyses are limited to householders and spouses of householders. Note that although the terms "sex" and "gender" are not interchangeable, because the ACS survey questionnaire uses the term "sex," we have opted to do so as well. Check out the NCFMR profiles by topic "LGBTQ+ Relationships" for more resources on LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, Kamp Dush and Manning (2021) for marriage rates to same-sex couples and Julian et al. (2022) for changes in marriages to same-sex and different-sex couples during the pandemic.
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Authors: Westrick-Payne, Krista K; Manning, Wendy D
Series Title: Family Profile
Publication Number: 9
Institution: Bowling Green State University
Pages: 1-3
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Family and Marriage, Gender
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