TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schwartz, Christine
A1  - Graf, Nikki
T1  - Assortative matching among same-sex and different-sex couples in the United States, 1990-2000
Y1  - 2009/12/08
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 843
EP  - 878
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.28
VL  - 21
IS  - 28
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/28/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/28/21-28.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/28/21-28.pdf
N2  - Same-sex couples are less likely to be homogamous than different-sex couples on a variety of characteristics, including race/ethnicity, age, and education. This study confirms results from previous studies using 1990 U.S. census data and extends previous analyses to examine changes from 1990 to 2000. We find that same-sex male couples are generally the least likely to resemble one another, followed by same-sex female couples, different-sex cohabitors, and different-sex married couples. Despite estimated growth in the numbers of same-sex couples in the population and the increasing acceptance of non-traditional unions, we find little evidence of diminishing differences in the resemblance of same- and different-sex couples between 1990 and 2000, with the possible exception of educational homogamy. 

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