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[Same-sex cohabitation].

M M Croes

    Maandstatistiek Van De Bevolking (Hague, Netherlands : 1982)
    |October 1, 1996
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    An estimated 21,300 same-sex couples live in the Netherlands, with male couples being more common. Most of these couples, particularly female couples, do not live with children and often reside in urban areas.

    Area of Science:

    • Demography
    • Sociology
    • Public Health

    Context:

    • Limited data exists on the prevalence of homosexual individuals and couples in the Netherlands.
    • The continuous population system provides a dataset for estimating household structures.

    Purpose:

    • To estimate the number of same-sex couples in the Netherlands.
    • To describe the characteristics of these couples, including gender composition, presence of children, and geographic distribution.

    Summary:

    • An estimated 21,300 same-sex couples reside in the Netherlands.
    • Male couples constitute the majority (three out of five) of these relationships.
    • A smaller proportion (2,000 couples, mostly female) live with children.
    • Half of same-sex couples without children are located in highly urbanized areas.
    Keywords:
    BehaviorConsensual UnionCouplesDeveloped CountriesEuropeFamily And HouseholdFamily CharacteristicsGeographic FactorsHomosexualsLiving ArrangementsNetherlandsNuptialityPopulationResidence CharacteristicsSex BehaviorSpatial DistributionWestern Europe

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    Impact:

    • Provides crucial demographic data on same-sex relationships in the Netherlands.
    • Informs public health and social policy by highlighting the distribution and family structures of homosexual couples.
    • Corroborates findings from previous studies on homosexuality prevalence.