Does the U.S. Census Bureau have data on same-sex and unmarried-partners?

Same-sex and unmarried partner household data are collected for those households where the householder and his or her partner are not married, and an adult who is unrelated to the householder but are living in a close personal relationship with the householder. This relationship is based on the self-identification of respondents.

Here are some data sources:

• 2007 American Community Survey  Table B11009, "Unmarried Partner Households by Sex of Partner." Census 2000, Summary File 1 Table PCT14, "Unmarried Partner Households by Sex of Partner." This data table can be accessed for the nation, states, metropolitan statistical areas, and places (cities/towns).
  
  
• Married-Couple and Unmarried Partner Households: 2000  and Population and Housing Table, PHC-T-19, Hispanic Origin and Race of Coupled Households which provides race and gender for unmarried partner households for the U.S.
  
  
• The U.S. Census Bureau also collects data for same-sex and unmarried partner households in ongoing survey programs, but does not regularly produce tabulations on this topic. For more information, go to our Families and Living Arrangements site, scroll down to Working Papers, and select from the following:
  
• • Counting Same-Sex Couples: Official Estimates and Unofficial Guesse
  • Editing Unmarried Couples in Census Bureau Data
  • Unbinding the Ties:  Edit Effects of Marital Status on Same Gender Couples (No. 34)
  • Racial-Ethnic and Gender Differences in Returns to Cohabitation and Marriage: Evidence from the Current Population Survey (No. 35)
  • How Does POSSLQ Measure Up? Historical Estimates of Cohabitation (No. 36).

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