Table 3.
Living arrangements of cohabiting couples
| Unmarried Partner Unionsa (%) |
Newly Identified Householder Unionsb(%) |
Subfamily Cohabiting Unionsc (%) |
Total (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Household Composition | ||||
| Couple-only household | 52 | 54 | n/a | 49 |
| Couple and children only | 36 | 32* | 5* | 34 |
| Couple lives with other persons | 11 | 13 | 95* | 17 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| B. Residence With Children | ||||
| No children | 58 | 62 | 70* | 60 |
| Shared biological/adopted children | ||||
| Shared children only | 16 | 9* | 10* | 15 |
| Shared and stepchildren | 6 | 3* | 3* | 5 |
| Stepchildren only | ||||
| Female partner’s only | 14 | 21* | 12 | 15 |
| Male partner’s only | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Stepchildren of both partners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| C. Residence With Other Family/Nonfamilyd | ||||
| Parents | 2 | 4* | 64* | 6 |
| Other relatives | 5 | 5 | 52* | 8 |
| Nonrelatives/unknown | 5 | 5 | 19* | 6 |
| Unweighted n (couples) | 7,334 | 936 | 524 | 8,794 |
Note: The unit of analysis is the couple.
a
Unions between the householder and a person identified as their unmarried partner.
b
Newly identified unions between the householder and a person identified as a roommate or other nonrelative.
c
Newly identified unions between two persons who are not householders.
d
Living arrangements are not mutually exclusive: for example, a couple can live with their parents and other relatives.
Source: Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey, 2007–2009.
*
Significantly different from estimate for unmarried partners (p < .05)