Julian Christopher A, Manning Wendy D, Dush Claire M Kamp
Department of Sociology, Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
Department of Sociology, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
J Marriage Fam. 2024 Oct;86(5):1410-1431. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12957. Epub 2024 Jan 4.
This article outlines for family scholars and researchers designing surveys or searching for data on sexual and gender-diverse (SGD) families the latest methodological advancements in United States population-based surveys for studying SGD partnerships by reviewing five recently collected, publicly available, population-representative data sets.
LGBTQIA+ adults and SGD partnerships are an expanding demographic group in the United States. Yet, measurement limitations have restricted studies of these partnerships that use population-based studies. To address this issue, researchers designing population-representative data collections have adopted new strategies to measure SGD partnerships accurately. However, most population representative surveys continue to lack data on growing segments of the LGBTQIA+ population by relying solely on the sex of partners or limited sexual and gender identity measures.
We recommend expanding population-based surveys to incorporate inclusive measures of sexual and gender identity, directly asking about the gender composition of a couple and measurement of cohabiting and other nonmarital relationships. These approaches are especially important for understanding relationships among younger populations who do not follow heteronormative relationship trajectories and hold diverse gender and sexual identities.
Although the research opportunities on SGD individuals and partnerships are expanding; researchers must remain mindful of the limitations of current data sets and advocate for updates to the United States population data infrastructure.
本文通过回顾五个最近收集的、公开可用的、具有人口代表性的数据集，为家庭学者和研究人员概述美国基于人口的调查中研究性与性别多样化（SGD）家庭伙伴关系的最新方法进展，这些学者和研究人员正在设计调查或寻找关于SGD家庭的数据。
在美国，女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别、酷儿、双性人及其他性少数群体（LGBTQIA+）成年人和SGD伙伴关系构成的人口群体正在扩大。然而，测量限制阻碍了对这些伙伴关系的基于人口研究。为解决这一问题，设计具有人口代表性数据收集的研究人员采用了新策略来准确测量SGD伙伴关系。然而，大多数具有人口代表性的调查仅依靠伴侣性别或有限的性与性别认同测量方法，仍然缺乏关于LGBTQIA+人口不断增长部分的数据。
我们建议扩大基于人口的调查，纳入性与性别认同的包容性测量方法，直接询问伴侣的性别构成以及对同居和其他非婚姻关系的测量。这些方法对于理解不遵循异性恋规范关系轨迹且拥有多样性别和性取向认同的年轻人群体之间的关系尤为重要。
尽管关于SGD个体和伙伴关系的研究机会在不断增加；研究人员必须牢记当前数据集的局限性，并倡导更新美国人口数据基础设施。
