This statistic shows the kind of relationship American children that are growing up in same-sex households have with their parents as of 2011. That year, 59 percent of children living in same-sex households were identified as the biological children of the householder.
Same-sex couple households in the U.S.: Relationship of children and parents in 2011
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Same-sex couple households in the U.S.: Relationship of children and parents in 2011
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The Williams Institute. (July 31, 2014). Same-sex couple households in the U.S.: Relationship of children and parents in 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322952/relationship-of-children-and-same-sex-parents/
The Williams Institute. "Same-sex couple households in the U.S.: Relationship of children and parents in 2011." Chart. July 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322952/relationship-of-children-and-same-sex-parents/
The Williams Institute. (2014). Same-sex couple households in the U.S.: Relationship of children and parents in 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322952/relationship-of-children-and-same-sex-parents/
The Williams Institute. "Same-sex Couple Households in The U.S.: Relationship of Children and Parents in 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322952/relationship-of-children-and-same-sex-parents/
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