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All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about same-sex couples. The level of detail collected varies, as well as the availability of other characteristics of the partners.

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Working Papers

Working Paper | September 10, 2019 | Rose Kreider and Benjamin Gurrentz

Updates to Collection and Editing of Household Relationship Measures

The paper details the new data collection and processing of household data in the Current Population Survey

Working Paper | April 10, 2019 | Rose Kreider, Benjamin Gurrentz

Changes to Household Data in CPS

This presentation details new changes to household data in CPS, specifically the noted improvement in measuring same-sex families and greater family diversity.

Working Paper | April 02, 2018 | Jennifer Edgar, Polly Phipps, Robin Kaplan, Jessica L. Holzberg, Renee Ellis, Matthew Virgile, Dawn V. Nelson

Feasibility of Asking About SOGI in the CPS: Executive Summary

Cognitive testing and focus group results on the feasibility of adding sexual orientation and gender identity questions to the Current Population Survey.

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Tables

Table | November 2019 | Danielle Taylor

Percentage of Same-Sex Couple Households by Selected Cities: 2017

This table accompanies the America Counts Piece, "Where Same-Sex Couples Live", released on September 18, 2019.

Table | 2019

Characteristics of Same-Sex Couple Households: 2005 to Present

View and download these time series Same Sex Couple tables.

Table | April 25, 2012

Hispanic Origin and Race of Coupled Households (CPH-T-4)

This CPH-T-4 table is from the 2010 Decennial Census.

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Publications

Publication | February 23, 2021 | Laquitta Walker and Danielle Taylor

Same-Sex Couple Households: 2019

Information about the characteristics and geographic distribution of same-sex couple households using data from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS).

Publication | August 2013 | Jonathan Vespa, Jamie M. Lewis, Rose M. Kreider

America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2012

The goals of this report are to provide an updated picture of the composition of families and households and to describe trends in living arrangements.

Publication | April 01, 2012 | Daphne Lofquist, Terry Lugaila, Martin O’Connell, and Sarah Feliz

Households and Families: 2010

Information on the number and types of living arrangements of American households in 2010.

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America Counts

How Do People in Same-Sex Couples Compare to Opposite-Sex Couples?

A U.S. Census Bureau interactive data visualization shows characteristics of same-sex couples at the state level.

Same-Sex Married Couples Have Higher Income Than Opposite-Sex Married Couples

The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey releases data on income and poverty levels of same-sex couples.

Fifteen Percent of Same-Sex Couples Have Children in Their Household

Male same-sex couples are more likely to adopt children than female same-sex couples.

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