Descriptive statistics of same-sex couples in the CPS
| . | 2015/2016 “Old Roster” (n = 394) . | 2017/2018“New Roster” (n = 537) . |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (%) | ||
| Male | 44.01 | 49.13 |
| Female | 55.99 | 50.87 |
| Household Composition (%) | ||
| Couple only | 72.11 | 70.97 |
| Couple and 1+ bio./step-/adopted child (and possibly others) | 20.85 | 19.53 |
| Couple and others, no bio./step-/adopted children | 7.04 | 9.50 |
| Relationship Statusa (%) | ||
| Married | N/A | 44.68 |
| Cohabiting | N/A | 55.32 |
| Age of Younger Partner (%) | ||
| 18–29 | 18.36 | 24.63† |
| 30–39 | 22.27 | 26.52 |
| 40–49 | 21.53 | 22.57 |
| 50+ | 37.84 | 26.29** |
| Mean Age Gap | 6.30 | 5.99 |
| Race/Ethnicity (%) | ||
| Both Blackb | 4.29 | 3.99 |
| Both White | 68.25 | 59.53* |
| Both Hispanic | 4.34 | 7.46† |
| Interracial/other/two or more | 23.12 | 29.26 |
| Either Is Foreign-born | 16.39 | 14.53 |
| Residential History (%) | ||
| Neither moved | 79.95 | 85.32† |
| Metropolitan Area (%) | 91.33 | 91.17 |
| Region (%) | ||
| Northeast | 21.92 | 18.45 |
| Midwest | 13.95 | 16.86 |
| South | 34.86 | 33.72 |
| West | 29.28 | 30.97 |
| Education (%) | ||
| Both high school or <high school | 35.04 | 42.38* |
| One college | 29.40 | 23.02† |
| Both college | 35.56 | 34.60 |
| Employed | ||
| Both work full-time | 41.86 | 54.46** |
| One works full-time | 37.04 | 31.03 |
| Neither works full-time | 21.09 | 14.51* |
| Homeowner | 63.33 | 58.84 |
| Mean Household Income Adjusted to March 2018 Dollars | 118,468 | 116,242 |
| Weighted N | 672,842 | 981,923 |
| . | 2015/2016 “Old Roster” (n = 394) . | 2017/2018“New Roster” (n = 537) . |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (%) | ||
| Male | 44.01 | 49.13 |
| Female | 55.99 | 50.87 |
| Household Composition (%) | ||
| Couple only | 72.11 | 70.97 |
| Couple and 1+ bio./step-/adopted child (and possibly others) | 20.85 | 19.53 |
| Couple and others, no bio./step-/adopted children | 7.04 | 9.50 |
| Relationship Statusa (%) | ||
| Married | N/A | 44.68 |
| Cohabiting | N/A | 55.32 |
| Age of Younger Partner (%) | ||
| 18–29 | 18.36 | 24.63† |
| 30–39 | 22.27 | 26.52 |
| 40–49 | 21.53 | 22.57 |
| 50+ | 37.84 | 26.29** |
| Mean Age Gap | 6.30 | 5.99 |
| Race/Ethnicity (%) | ||
| Both Blackb | 4.29 | 3.99 |
| Both White | 68.25 | 59.53* |
| Both Hispanic | 4.34 | 7.46† |
| Interracial/other/two or more | 23.12 | 29.26 |
| Either Is Foreign-born | 16.39 | 14.53 |
| Residential History (%) | ||
| Neither moved | 79.95 | 85.32† |
| Metropolitan Area (%) | 91.33 | 91.17 |
| Region (%) | ||
| Northeast | 21.92 | 18.45 |
| Midwest | 13.95 | 16.86 |
| South | 34.86 | 33.72 |
| West | 29.28 | 30.97 |
| Education (%) | ||
| Both high school or <high school | 35.04 | 42.38* |
| One college | 29.40 | 23.02† |
| Both college | 35.56 | 34.60 |
| Employed | ||
| Both work full-time | 41.86 | 54.46** |
| One works full-time | 37.04 | 31.03 |
| Neither works full-time | 21.09 | 14.51* |
| Homeowner | 63.33 | 58.84 |
| Mean Household Income Adjusted to March 2018 Dollars | 118,468 | 116,242 |
| Weighted N | 672,842 | 981,923 |