Same-sex cohabiting elders versus different-sex cohabiting and married elders: Effects of relationship status and sex of partner on economic and health outcomes |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia;2. Inflammation and Infection Research Centre (IIRC), UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia;3. Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia;1. Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation, 100 MTP4, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52245-5000, USA;2. Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, Counseling Psychology Program, College of Education, University of Iowa, 361 Lindquist Center, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA;3. Instituto de Cálculo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires – CONICET, Int. Güiraldes 2160, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina;4. Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 451 Newton Road 200 Medicine Administration Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA;5. Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 145 N. Riverside Drive 100 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA;1. Musculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, School of Clinical Sciences, 1st Floor Learning & Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;2. The Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, University Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;3. National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;4. Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4032 |
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| Abstract: | In this article, I use pooled data from the 2008–2010 American Community Surveys to examine outcomes for different-sex married, different-sex cohabiting, and same-sex cohabiting elders across several key economic and health indicators, as well as other demographic characteristics. The findings suggest that elders in same-sex cohabiting partnerships differ from those in different-sex marriages and different-sex cohabiting relationships in terms of both financial and health outcomes, and that women in same-sex cohabiting partnerships fare worse than men or women in other couple types. The results indicate that financial implications related to the sex of one’s partner might be more predictive of economic and health outcomes in old age, rather than solely access to legal marriage. Nonetheless, findings suggest that individuals in same-sex cohabiting partnerships might experience worse outcomes in old age as a result of cumulative effects across the life course from both the sex of their partner (in the case of female couples) as well as their lack of access to benefits associated with marriage. Accordingly, these findings demonstrate that persons in same-sex cohabiting partnerships require unique policy considerations to address health and economic concerns in old age. |
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| Keywords: | Gay and Lesbian Aging Marriage Demography |
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