Krivickas, K.

Payne, Krista K.

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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles Sociology 2010 FP-10-02 Cohabitation in the U.S., 2006-2008 K. Krivickas Krista K. Payne Bowling Green State University, kristaw@bgsu.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ncfmr_family_profiles  Part of the Family, Life Course, and Society Commons Repository Citation Krivickas, K. and Payne, Krista K., "FP-10-02 Cohabitation in the U.S., 2006-2008" (2010). National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles. 138. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ncfmr_family_profiles/138 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Sociology at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. NCFMRFamily Profiles005 Williams Hall • Bowling Green State University • Bowling Green, OH 43403http://ncfmr.bgsu.edu • 419.372.4910 • ncfmr@bgsu.eduFamily Profiles examine topics related to NCFMR’s core research themes. Data are presented at both the national and state levels using new data sources. Written for both researchers and broad communities, these profiles summarize the latest statistics on U.S. families.Cohabitation in the U.S., 2006-2008FP-10-02Change in Number of Opposite-Sex Unmarried-Partner Households, 2000-2008Characteristics of OSUPHs, 2006-2008 Three-Year Estimates• OSUPHs are as likely to contain children as married couple households. » About 43% of both OSUPHs and married couple households include children under age 18.• OSUPHs have lower incomes, on average, than married couple households. » The median household income is $51,200 for OSUPHs, whereas the median household income for married couple households is $74,732. » Among OSUPHs, 15% receive food stamps compared to only 4% of married couple households.• Individuals living in OSUPHs are less likely to own their homes than individuals living in married couple households. » Only 46% of OSUPHs own their own homes compared to 83% of married couple households.Figure 1:  Number of Opposite-Sex  Unmarried-Partner Households, 2000-2008Source: Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census, 2005 American Community Survey, and 2008 American Community Survey.4,400,0004,600,0004,800,0005,000,0005,200,0005,400,0005,600,0005,800,0002000 2005 2008• The number of opposite-sex unmarried-partner households (OSUPH) increased 15.7% from 2000 to 2008. The number of married couple households increased only modestly during the same time period (2.2%). » In 2000, the number of OSUPHs was nearly 4.9 million households. » By 2008, the number of OSUPHs increased to over 5.6 million households.  » The growth is accelerating over the current period and could reach up to 6 million households by 2010.• Among all couple households in 2008, nearly 9% were OSUPHs.NCFMRFamily ProfilesGeographic Variation in OSUPHs, 2006-2008 Three- Year Estimates• The largest proportions of OSUPHs are found in the Western region of the U.S. (Alaska, Nevada, Wyoming, Oregon, New Mexico, Washington, and Arizona) (Figure 2).• States with the lowest proportions of OSUPHs are predominantly located in the Southern region of the U.S. (North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Wash, DC, Arkansas, and Alabama) (Figure 2).• For a ranking table with all states (including Washington, DC) organized by quartiles, click here.States with the Highest and Lowest Percentage of OSUPHs, 2006-2008 Three- Year Estimates• Five percent of all American households are OSUPHs.• Maine and Alaska have the highest proportion of OSUPHs, with 7.5% of all households (Table 1).• Among all fifty states, Alabama has the smallest proportion of OSUPHs, with only 3.1% of all households (Table 1). Table 1: Top and Bottom Five Ranking States: Proportion of Opposite-Sex Unmarried-Partner Households, 2006-2008Ranking State Percentage1 Maine 7.5 +/- 0.361 Alaska 7.5 +/- 0.473 Vermont 7.2 +/- 0.424 New Hampshire 6.9 +/- 0.345 Nevada 6.5 +/- 0.26U.S. 4.8 +/- 0.1047 Virginia 4.0 +/- 0.1248 Wash, DC 3.8 +/- 0.3449 Arkansas 3.8 +/- 0.1650 Utah 3.4 +/- 0.1951 Alabama 3.1 +/- 0.13Margin of ErrorSource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008 Three-Year EstimatesSource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008 Three-Year EstimatesFigure 2: Geographic Variation in the Proportion of Opposite-Sex Unmarried-Partner Households, 2006-2008101.69 - 54.2852.31 - 47.4246.62 - 38.7137.30 - 28.23QuartilesNCFMRFamily ProfilesTable 2: Percentage of U.S. Households that are Opposite-Sex Unmarried-Partner Households, 2006-2008Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008 Three-Year EstimatesSuggested Citation: Krivickas, K., & Payne K. K. (2010). Cohabitation in the U.S.,  2006-2008   (FP-10-02). National Center for Family & Marriage Research. Retrieved from http://ncfmr.bgsu.edu/pdf/family_profiles/84526.pdfThis project was supported with a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, grant number 5 UOIAEOOOOOI-03. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s)and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policy of any agency of the Federalgovernment.Ranking State Percentage1 Maine 7.5 +/- 0.361 Alaska 7.5 +/- 0.473 Vermont 7.2 +/- 0.424 New Hampshire 6.9 +/- 0.345 Nevada 6.5 +/- 0.266 Wyoming 6.2 +/- 0.506 Oregon 6.2 +/- 0.198 New Mexico 6.0 +/- 0.299 Washington 5.9 +/- 0.1510 Wisconsin 5.7 +/- 0.1410 Arizona 5.7 +/- 0.1812 Minnesota 5.4 +/- 0.1412 Iowa 5.4 +/- 0.1912 Montana 5.4 +/- 0.4115 Indiana 5.3 +/- 0.1315 California 5.3 +/- 0.0615 Hawaii 5.3 +/- 0.3415 Delaware 5.3 +/- 0.3919 Florida 5.2 +/- 0.1019 Rhode Island 5.2 +/- 0.3621 Massachusetts 5.0 +/- 0.1421 Ohio 5.0 +/- 0.0921 North Dakota 5.0 +/- 0.3821 Connecticut 5.0 +/- 0.2025 Idaho 4.9 +/- 0.2925 Pennsylvania 4.9 +/- 0.0925 South Dakota 4.9 +/- 0.3625 Maryland 4.9 +/- 0.1525 Missouri 4.9 +/- 0.14U.S. 4.8 +/- 0.1030 Colorado 4.8 +/- 0.1530 New York 4.8 +/- 0.0830 Nebraska 4.8 +/- 0.2333 Michigan 4.7 +/- 0.1033 Kentucky 4.7 +/- 0.1935 Louisiana 4.6 +/- 0.1835 Illinois 4.6 +/- 0.1035 West Virginia 4.6 +/- 0.2438 Kansas 4.4 +/- 0.1739 North Carolina 4.3 +/- 0.1139 Oklahoma 4.3 +/- 0.1639 Tennessee 4.3 +/- 0.1342 New Jersey 4.2 +/- 0.1142 Mississippi 4.2 +/- 0.2144 Texas 4.1 +/- 0.0844 South Carolina 4.1 +/- 0.1644 Georgia 4.1 +/- 0.1247 Virginia 4.0 +/- 0.1248 Wash, DC 3.8 +/- 0.3448 Arkansas 3.8 +/- 0.1650 Utah 3.4 +/- 0.1951 Alabama 3.1 +/- 0.13Margin of ErrorReturn to page 2

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