Spotlight on Same-Sex Households: Employment & Earnings Data
Data on Employment and Earnings by Household Type, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2013
| Data on Employment and Earnings by Household Type, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2013 | ||||||
Median Annual Earnings for Women and Men Employed Full-Time, Year-Round |
Percent of Women and Men in the Labor Force |
Percent of All Women and Men Employed in Managerial or Professional Occupations |
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Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
|
Same Sex |
$48,000 |
$58,000 |
74.8% |
77.3% |
50.9% |
53.0% |
Different Sex Married |
$42,000 |
$56,000 |
60.0% |
74.4% |
48.0% |
40.4% |
Different Sex Partners |
$33,000 |
$38,000 |
76.4% |
85.1% |
34.1% |
24.2% |
Single |
$39,000 |
$46,400 |
57.9% |
67.8% |
40.0% |
35.7% |
Total |
$40,000 |
$52,000 |
60.5% |
73.6% |
44.3% |
38.1% |
Notes: Data are restricted to heads of households and their spouses/partners (if applicable). Due to sample size limitations, data on those living with same-sex partners includes both those who are married and those who are not married. |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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| Distribution of Employed Women Across Broad Occupational Groups by Household Type, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2013 | |||||||||
Management, Business, and Financial |
Professional and Related |
Service |
Sales and Related |
Office and Administrative Support |
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance |
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving |
Armed Forces |
Total Number of Women Workers |
|
Same Sex Women |
19.3% |
31.7% |
15.9% |
9.7% |
13.9% |
2.7% |
6.8% |
0.1% |
534,667 |
Different Sex Married |
16.4% |
31.6% |
16.0% |
8.9% |
21.2% |
0.8% |
5.1% |
0.1% |
31,465,369 |
Different Sex Partners |
13.0% |
21.1% |
26.0% |
11.9% |
20.0% |
1.1% |
6.8% |
0.0% |
4,505,924 |
Single Women |
14.5% |
25.5% |
22.3% |
10.2% |
20.3% |
0.9% |
6.3% |
0.1% |
17,598,998 |
All Women |
15.5% |
28.8% |
18.9% |
9.6% |
20.7% |
0.8% |
5.6% |
0.1% |
54,104,958 |
Notes: Data are restricted to heads of households and their spouses/partners (if applicable). Due to sample size limitations, data on those living with same-sex partners includes both those who are married and those who are not married. |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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| Percent Working Full-time, Part-time, and Unemployment by Household Type, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2013 | ||||||
Percent of Women and Men Working Full-Time, Year-Round |
Percent of Women and Men Working Part-Time |
Percent of Unemployed Women and Men |
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Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
|
Same Sex |
74.3% |
77.3% |
17.9% |
15.2% |
5.3% |
4.8% |
Different Sex Married |
65.9% |
83.6% |
26.2% |
9.1% |
4.9% |
4.0% |
Different Sex Partners |
67.9% |
77.1% |
23.0% |
12.1% |
8.7% |
8.9% |
Single |
69.2% |
77.2% |
23.0% |
13.5% |
7.5% |
7.1% |
Total |
67.2% |
81.6% |
24.8% |
10.4% |
6.1% |
5.2% |
Notes: Data are restricted to heads of households and their spouses/partners (if applicable). Due to sample size limitations, data on those living with same-sex partners includes both those who are married and those who are not married. |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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