Survey Methodology #2012-02 - New Relationship And Marital Questions: A Reflection Of Changes To The Social And Legal Recognition Of Same-Sex Couples In The U.s. - U.s. Census Bureau Page 14
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35 High school graduate
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Some college
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College graduate
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Advanced degree
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Residence of
Respondent
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DC
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MD
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4. Findings: New Relationship Questions
Revisions to the relationship items included adding “spouse” to the “husband/wife” category, moving up
the “unmarried partner” category to second in the list and adding the delineation of “same‐sex” and
“opposite‐sex” qualifiers before the “husband/wife/spouse” and “unmarried partner” categories on one
version.
The cognitive interviews confirmed much of what was heard in the earlier focus groups. For example,
when asked to express the category meanings in their own words, most respondents associated any
category containing the words “husband/wife/spouse” to mean legally married. Adding the term
“spouse” did not elicit much discussion. At least one married gay respondent indicated preference for
this term over “husband” and another gay respondent suggested spouse had less of a legal connotation
compared to husband or wife; otherwise the change appeared to have little impact on how respondents
answered. The term “partner” was associated most often as referring to homosexual couples – again
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