Same-Sex Couples' Shared Time in the United States.

Publisher: Duke University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0226703 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1533-7790 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00703370 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Demography Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2021- : Durham, NC : Duke University Press
Original Publication: Washington, etc., Population Assn. of America.

Parents*; Homosexuality/*statistics & numerical data ; Marital Status/*statistics & numerical data; Adult ; Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Minority Groups ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Time Factors ; United States ; Young Adult

This study examines and compares shared time for same-sex and different-sex coresident couples using large, nationally representative data from the 2003-2016 American Time Use Survey (ATUS). We compare the total time that same-sex couples and different-sex couples spend together; for parents, the time they spend together with children; and for both parents and nonparents, the time they spend together with no one else present and the time they spend with others (excluding children). After we control for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the couples, women in same-sex couples spend more time together, both alone and in total, than individuals in different-sex arrangements and men in same-sex couples, regardless of parenthood status. Women in same-sex relationships also spend a larger percentage of their total available time together than other couples, and the difference in time is not limited to any specific activity.

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P2C HD041023 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; P2C HD066613 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD053654 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS

Keywords: Family; Same-sex couples; Time use

Date Created: 20200319 Date Completed: 20210706 Latest Revision: 20240330

20240330

PMC7768801

10.1007/s13524-020-00861-z

32185645