Our study “A Research Note on Time with Children in Different- and Same-Sex Two-Parent Families” (Prickett et al. 2015) highlighted the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) as a valuable data source for researchers seeking to examine family dynamics among same-sex couples with children. This update informs readers about the identification of same-sex couples in the ATUS.

Same-sex couples can be identified in two ways in the ATUS, using household roster information collected at two time points: (1) when respondents are surveyed as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), which is the sampling frame for the ATUS; and (2) when respondents are interviewed for their time diary information (two to five months after their final CPS interview). Although the procedure is problematic (for a discussion, see Gates 2009), same-sex couples can be identified from the household roster by using respondent-provided information on whether they live with a spouse...

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