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The Irish government has announced its intention to enact a civil partnership law that would for the first time offer formal legal recognition to same-sex couples in the Republic of Ireland. The 2006 Irish Census revealed that there were 2,090 same-sex cohabiting couples in the country. Analyses of data from the United States Census Bureau suggest these are not the only couples who might avail themselves of civil partnership:
     • More than 1,200 Irish-born men and women are living with a same-sex partner
        in the United States.
     • They are predominantly female and highly educated. One in seven reports
        raising children.
     • Civil partnership legislation could provide economic benefits to Ireland, enticing
        some of these talented same-sex couples to relocate back to Ireland and
        making the country more competitive in the global creative economy.

Irish Men and Women in Same-Sex Partnerships in the United States

This brief explains the methodology used in creating the upcoming series of Census Snapshot reports.


Methodological Details for Census Snapshots
 

The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Vote in 2006

The release of new data from the American Community Survey (ACS) offers the first opportunity since Census 2000 to update our knowledge of same-sex couples in the United States.  This report assesses changes in the geographic characteristics of same-sex couples and estimates the size of the gay, lesbian, and bisexual population in states, large metropolitan areas, and all Congressional Districts (109^th Congress).  Analyses reveal that the number of same-sex couples in the U.S. grew by more than 30 percent to almost 777,000.  The largest percentage increases occurred throughout the Midwest, an area that had relatively low rates of same-sex couples in Census 2000.  Six of the eight states with a 2006 ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage experienced increases in the number of same-sex couples in excess of the national rate of 30 percent.  The ACS data also reveal that gay, lesbian, and bisexual people are found in all Congressional Districts in the U.S. 

Same-sex Couples and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Population: New Estimates from the American Community Survey

This study analyzes data from Census 2000 to show that over 38,000 Asians and Pacific Islanders (APIs) in the United States identified themselves as living with a same-sex partner during Census 2000. The study also shows that more than half of the country’s cohabiting API same-sex couples are raising children—over 17,000 children under the age of 18—and that these families face the same economic challenges as other API families in the United States.

Asians and Pacific Islanders in Same-Sex Couples in the United States: Data from Census 2000

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동성 커플에 관한 새로운 보고서 발표

加州大學洛杉磯分校威廉斯學院公佈最新報告

對美國亞裔和太平洋島嶼裔同性戀伴侶做分析

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Naglabas ang Williams Institute ng UCLA ng Bagong Ulat tungkol sa mga Asian at Pacific Islanders sa Same-sex Couples (Mga Magkasamang Pareho ang Kasarian) sa Estados Unidos

Using data from Census 2000, this report compares demographic and socio-economic characteristics of Asians and Pacific Islanders (APIs), blacks, Latino and Latinas (Latino/as), and whites (defined as white non-Latino/a) in same-sex couples in California. This report builds on previously released studies in which the Williams Project provided separate analyses of APIs, blacks, and Latino/as respectively.

Race and Ethnicity of Same-Sex Couples in California: Data from Census 2000

Very little is known about the extent to which gay men and lesbians choose to serve their country through military service. This lack of knowledge contrasts with intense policy debates about the compatibility between homosexuality and service in the United States armed forces. Bayesian inference techniques applied to data from Census 2000 that enumerates characteristics of same-sex “unmarried partners” provide a mechanism for estimating the size of the gay and lesbian population currently serving in the military and exploring historical gay and lesbian military service patterns. Analyses suggest that rates of gay men and lesbians in current military service range from 1.32 to 3.78 percent, implying that at least 30,446 gay men and lesbians and as many as 87,202 are currently in uniform. The findings also show that gay men and, to an ever greater degree, lesbians have served in relatively large portions in all of the major military conflicts of the later 20th century.

Lesbians and gay men in the U.S. military: estimates from Census 2000

This study analyzes data from Census 2000 to show that over 9,500 black men and women in California identified themselves as living with a same-sex partner during Census 2000. The study also shows that more than half of California’s black same-sex couples are raising children--over 5,100 children under 18--and that these families face the same economic difficulties as other black families in the State.

Black Same-Sex couples in California: Data from Census 2000

This study analyzes data from Census 2000 to show that 13,000 Asians/Pacific Islanders in California are part of a same-sex couple. The study also shows that more than half of California's Asian/Pacific Islander same-sex couples are raising almost 5,600 children and are struggling with some of the same economic difficulties as other Asian/Pacific Islander families in the state. This study will be forthcoming in September.

Asians and Pacific Islanders in Same-Sex couples in California
Data from Census 2000 (Full Report)

Executive Summary of Asians and Pacific Islanders in Same-Sex couples in California: Data from Census 2000

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MGA ASYANO AT TAGA-ISLA PASIPIKO NA MAGKAPAREHONG-KASARIAN NA MGA PAREHA SA CALIFORNIA
MGA DATOS MULA SA SENSUS 2000

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2000년 센서스 자료 인용

カリフォルニア州在住のアジア及び太平洋諸島系同性カップル
2000年度統計調査データ

加州亞裔和太平洋島嶼裔同性伴侶
2000 年人口普查資料

This study analyzes data from Census 2000 to show that 45,000 Latinos and Latinas in California are part of a same-sex couple. Latino/as account for one in four individuals in same-sex couples in California. The study also shows that more than half of California’s 27,858 Latino/a same-sex couples are raising some 33,000 children and are struggling with some of the same economic difficulties as other Latino/a families in the state.

Latinos/as in Same-Sex Couples in California: Data from Census 2000 (Full Report)

Executive Summary of Latinos/as in Same-Sex Couples in California: Data from Census 2000

Resumen Ejecutivo de Latinos/as en Parejas del Mismo Sex en California: Datos del Censo 2000

A study on the demographic and economic information of Census data about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in California.

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