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Title: Measuring Marriage and Cohabitation: Assessing Same-Sex Relationship Status in the Current Population Survey

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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ISSN: 0070-3370

DOI: 10.1215/00703370-9162213

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PMID: 33861352

Abstract: Since June 26, 2015, marriages to same-sex couples have been legally recognized across every state in the United States, bringing new challenges to measur ing relationship status in surveys. Starting in 2015 for select households and in 2017 for all households, the Current Population Survey (CPS) used a new household ros­ter that directly iden­ti­fied same-sex and dif­fer­ent-sex cohabiting and mar­ried couples. We gauge how the estimates and characteristics of same-sex couples vary according to old and new roster categories using the 2015/2016 and 2017/2018 CPS. Employing the new roster, we distinguish the sociodemographic characteristics of mar­ried and cohabiting same-sex cou­ples. These find­ings have impli­ca­tions for the measurement of same-sex couples and our understanding of marriage among sexual minorities.

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Authors: Manning, Wendy D.; Payne, Krista K.

Periodical (Full): Demography

Issue: 3

Volume: 58

Pages: 811-820

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Family and Marriage, Gender, Health, Reproductive and Sexual Health

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