Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This report focuses on current parenting, desire to parent, and perceived barriers to parenthood among married same-sex couples who are under the age of 50.The analysis is based on a subsample of 263 participants of a larger sample of 448 married same-sex couples, ranging in age from early 20s to 80s.The current subsample represents 58.7% of the larger sample. 1 In limiting the sample to participants under age 50, we aimed to capture participants who were actively parenting children under 18 and those who were in the stage of life where they could or might consider future parenthood. KEY FINDINGS Current Parents Among Married Same-Sex Couples Under Age 50• About one-quarter (27%) of married same-sex couples under the age of 50 had one or more children.Of those with children, 81% were currently raising at least one child under 18.A total of 22% only had adult children (18 years or older).• Regarding the route to parenthood, two-thirds of parents were biological parents of at least one child.These parents included 39% who were biological parents via insemination to at least one child and 21% who were parents to at least one child conceived via intercourse.• Almost two-thirds of parents were parents to children they were not biologically related to, including 26% who were stepparents to at least one child, 15% who were non-biological parents of at least one child conceived via insemination, and 14% who were adoptive parents.
Author: Goldberg, Abbie E.
Institution: Clark University
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7033000152
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