Number and percentage of individuals in different-sex and same-sex unmarried cohabiting relationships identified by the householder couple and additional couple methods, 2003–2019
| Respondents . | Total No. of Individuals in Unmarried Cohabiting Relationships . | Unmarried Cohabiting Couple Identification Method . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder Couplea . | Additional Coupleb . | ||||||
| No. . | Unweighted % . | Weighted % . | No. . | Unweighted % . | Weighted % . | ||
| Panel 1: 2003–2006 | |||||||
| Different-sex | 1,695 | 1,695 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Male | 812 | 812 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Female | 883 | 883 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Same-sex | 133 | 133 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Male | 63 | 63 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Female | 70 | 70 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Panel 2: 2007–2019 | |||||||
| Different-sex | 5,743 | 4,692 | 81.7 | 80.0 | 1,051 | 18.3 | 20.0 |
| Male | 2,697 | 2,186 | 81.1 | 79.0 | 511 | 18.9 | 21.0 |
| Female | 3,046 | 2,506 | 82.3 | 81.0 | 540 | 17.7 | 19.0 |
| Same-sex | 697 | 566 | 81.2 | 79.9 | 131 | 18.8 | 20.1 |
| Male | 309 | 247 | 79.9 | 78.6 | 62 | 20.1 | 21.4 |
| Female | 388 | 319 | 82.2 | 81.1 | 69 | 17.8 | 18.9 |
| Respondents . | Total No. of Individuals in Unmarried Cohabiting Relationships . | Unmarried Cohabiting Couple Identification Method . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder Couplea . | Additional Coupleb . | ||||||
| No. . | Unweighted % . | Weighted % . | No. . | Unweighted % . | Weighted % . | ||
| Panel 1: 2003–2006 | |||||||
| Different-sex | 1,695 | 1,695 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Male | 812 | 812 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Female | 883 | 883 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Same-sex | 133 | 133 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Male | 63 | 63 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Female | 70 | 70 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| Panel 2: 2007–2019 | |||||||
| Different-sex | 5,743 | 4,692 | 81.7 | 80.0 | 1,051 | 18.3 | 20.0 |
| Male | 2,697 | 2,186 | 81.1 | 79.0 | 511 | 18.9 | 21.0 |
| Female | 3,046 | 2,506 | 82.3 | 81.0 | 540 | 17.7 | 19.0 |
| Same-sex | 697 | 566 | 81.2 | 79.9 | 131 | 18.8 | 20.1 |
| Male | 309 | 247 | 79.9 | 78.6 | 62 | 20.1 | 21.4 |
| Female | 388 | 319 | 82.2 | 81.1 | 69 | 17.8 | 18.9 |
Note: We also identify 42 individuals in married same-sex couple relationships using the householder couple method.
Individuals in householder couples are identified using the ATUS relationship to household head information.
Individuals in additional couples are identified using the CPS self-reported relationship variable information.