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Unmarried-Partner Households in the United States: Description and Trends 2000 to 2003

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Unmarried-Partner Households in the United States: Description and Trends 2000 to 2003

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Unmarried-Partner Households in the United States: Description and Trends 2000 to 2003
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Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, PA, March 31 - April 2, 2005.

Conclusions

  • Opposite-sex unmarried-partner households looked very similar to married-couple households except on age-related indicators like income and education.
  • Same-sex unmarried-partner households looked very similar to married-couple households except they had slightly more education and were less likely to have children in the household.
  • Opposite-sex unmarried partners may look more like younger married couples while same-sex unmarried partners may look more like older married couples. These age differences may influence socio-economic differences among unmarried-partner households.    

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