Same Sex Partners: - A11002_003 - Unmarried-Partner Households By Sex of Partners - Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2007 (1-Year Estimates) (SE) - Survey ACS 2007 (1-Year Estimates)

Variables used in the formula:
ACS07:B11009003	Households: Unmarried-partner households: Male householder and male partner
ACS07:B11009005	Households: Unmarried-partner households: Female householder and female partner

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2007 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2007-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Relationship to Householder -> Nonrelatives -> Unmarried Partner

Unmarried Partner

An unmarried partner is a person age 15 years and over, who is not related to the householder, who shares living quarters, and who has a close personal relationship with the householder.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2007 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2007-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Household Type and Relationship -> Household

Household

A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit. (People not living in households are classified as living in group quarters.) A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live separately from any other people in the building and which have direct access from the outside of the building or through a common hall. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated people who share living arrangements.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2007 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2007-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Sex

Sex

The data on sex were derived from answers to Question 1. Individuals were asked to mark either "male" or "female" to indicate their sex. For most cases in which sex was not reported, the appropriate entry was determined from the person's given (i.e., first) name and household relationship. Otherwise, sex was imputed according to the relationship to the householder and the age of the person.

Sex Ratio

The sex ratio represents the balance between the male and female populations. Ratios above 100 indicate a larger male population, and ratios below 100 indicate a larger female population. This measure is derived by dividing the total number of males by the total number of females and then multiplying by 100. It is rounded to the nearest tenth.

Limitation of the data

Beginning in 2006, the population in group quarters (GQ) is included in the ACS. Some types of GQ populations have sex distributions that are very different from the household population. The inclusion of the GQ population could therefore have a noticeable impact on the sex distribution. This is particularly true for areas with a substantial GQ population.
The Census Bureau tested the changes introduced to the 2007 version of the sex question in the 2007 ACS Grid-Sequential Test (http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ACS-MP-09_Grid-Sequential_Test_Final_Report.pdf). The results of this testing show that the changes may introduce an inconsistency in the data produced for this question as observed from the years 2006 to 2007

Question/Concept History

The sex question has remained the same.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2007 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2007-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Relationship to Householder -> Spouse

Spouse

Includes a person married to and living with a householder who is of the opposite sex of the householder. The category "husband or wife" includes people in formal marriages, as well as people in common-law marriages.
The number of spouses, however, is generally less than the number of "married people with spouse present," since more than one married couple can live in a household, but only spouses of householders are specifically identified as "spouse."