- Description
- Codes
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Questionnaire Text
- Flags
- Source Variables
- Editing Procedure
Description
SSMC reports whether the head of household and spouse are a same-sex married couple. Beginning in the 2013 ACS/PRCS, same-sex married couples are included in the "married spouse present" category. As well, beginning in 2013, family household and married-couple families include same-sex married couples.
Prior to the 2013 ACS/PRCS, same-sex married couples were recoded by the Census Bureau from married to unmarried partners. The 2012 ACS/PRCS included a data quality flag identifying same-sex married couples that had been recoded (QRELATE = 9 "Same sex spouse changed to unmarried partner").
User Note: Same-sex married couples are only shown as the householder and spouse, and are not included in subfamilies. Respondents with an SSMC value of 1 were logically allocated as a same-sex married-couple, even though they were missing valid responses for SEX or RELATE. See the SSMC and Family Interrelationship page for information on how the IPUMS-USA family interrelationship variables interact with same-sex married couple households.
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
Code | Label |
2023
acs
|
2022
acs
|
2021
acs
|
2016
acs
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Households without a same-sex married couple | X | X | X | X |
1 | Same-sex married-couple household where not all relevant data shown as reported | · | · | · | X |
2 | All other same-sex married couple households | X | X | X | X |
Can't find the category you are looking for? Try the Detailed codes
Universe
- ACS, PRCS: All persons
Availability
- 2023: All samples
- 2022: All samples
- 2021: All samples
- 2020: All samples
- 2019: All samples
- 2018: All samples
- 2017: All samples
- 2016: ACS
- 2015: ACS
- 2014: ACS
- 2013: ACS
- 2012: --
- 2011: --
- 2010: --
- 2009: --
- 2008: --
- 2007: --
- 2006: --
- 2005: --
- 2004: --
- 2003: --
- 2002: --
- 2001: --
- 2000: --
- 1990: --
- 1980: --
- 1970: --
- 1960: --
- 1950: --
- 1940: --
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
- 1900: --
- 1880: --
- 1870: --
- 1860: --
- 1850: --
- 2023: All samples
- 2022: All samples
- 2021: All samples
- 2020: All samples
- 2019: All samples
- 2018: All samples
- 2017: All samples
- 2016: PRCS
- 2015: PRCS
- 2014: PRCS
- 2013: PRCS
- 2012: --
- 2011: --
- 2010: --
- 2009: --
- 2008: --
- 2007: --
- 2006: --
- 2005: --
- 2000: --
- 1990: --
- 1980: --
- 1970: --
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
Questionnaire Text
2023 ACS |
2022 ACS |
2021 ACS |
2016 ACS |
[ ] Opposite-sex unmarried partner
[ ] Same-sex husband/wife/spouse
[ ] Same-sex unmarried partner
[ ] Biological son or daughter
[ ] Adopted son or daughter
[ ] Stepson or stepdaughter
[ ] Brother or sister
[ ] Father or mother
[ ] Grandchild
[ ] Parent-in-law
[ ] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
[ ] Other relative
[ ] Roommate or housemate
[ ] Foster child
[ ] Other nonrelative
[ ] Opposite-sex unmarried partner
[ ] Same-sex husband/wife/spouse
[ ] Same-sex unmarried partner
[ ] Biological son or daughter
[ ] Adopted son or daughter
[ ] Stepson or stepdaughter
[ ] Brother or sister
[ ] Father or mother
[ ] Grandchild
[ ] Parent-in-law
[ ] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
[ ] Other relative
[ ] Roommate or housemate
[ ] Foster child
[ ] Other nonrelative
[ ] Opposite-sex unmarried partner
[ ] Same-sex husband/wife/spouse
[ ] Same-sex unmarried partner
[ ] Biological son or daughter
[ ] Adopted son or daughter
[ ] Stepson or stepdaughter
[ ] Brother or sister
[ ] Father or mother
[ ] Grandchild
[ ] Parent-in-law
[ ] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
[ ] Other relative
[ ] Roommate or housemate
[ ] Foster child
[ ] Other nonrelative
[ ] Biological son or daughter
[ ] Adopted son or daughter
[ ] Stepson or stepdaughter
[ ] Brother or sister
[ ] Father or mother
[ ] Grandchild
[ ] Parent-in-law
[ ] Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
[ ] Other relative
[ ] Roomer or boarder
[ ] Housemate or roommate
[ ] Unmarried partner
[ ] Foster child
[ ] Other nonrelative
[ ] Female
If a person is not related to Person 1, mark the applicable box. A "Roomer or boarder" is someone who occupies room(s) and makes cash or non-cash payment(s). A "Housemate or roommate" is someone sharing the house/apartment (but who is not romantically involved) with Person 1. A "Housemate or roommate" is also 15 years old or over and shares living quarters primarily to share expenses. An "Unmarried partner," also known as a domestic partner, is a person who shares a close personal relationship with Person 1. A "Foster child" is someone under the age of 21 who is involved in the formal foster care system. For all other people who are not related to person 1, mark the "Other nonrelative" box.
3. Mark one box to indicate this person's biological sex.
Flags
This variable has no flags.Editing Procedure
There is no editing procedure available for this variable.