Who’s Hitched? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Partnering in Canada

Waite, Sean; Denier, Nicole; Pajovic, Vesna

doi:10.1007/s42650-021-00059-7

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“…The reasons for gap years are not accounted for, but it can include, for example, temporary emigration or late filing. bisexual men and women and gay men, are more likely to be single compared to their heterosexual counterparts (Waite et al, 2021). Similarly, partnered individuals might differ significantly from those currently single.…”

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Studying Individuals in Same-Sex Couples using Longitudinal Administrative Data from Canadian Tax Records: Opportunities and Challenges

Yang,

Denier,

St-Denis

et al. 2024

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Studies on sexual minorities’ social, demographic, and economic outcomes using survey data have long been hampered by data shortfalls, with most survey data limited by sample size or absence of direct questions on sexual orientation. Despite its increasing availability, administrative data has not been systematically utilized to fill the gaps. This article discusses the strengths and limitations of a novel administrative dataset for research on individuals in same-sex couples. Using the Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD), consisting of 20% of Canadian tax filers, we recommend strategies of adjusting for potential biases in key measures; comparing LAD estimates to Canadian Census; and introduce the measure of inferred sexual orientation given the lack of direct measure of sexual orientation in tax data. Administrative tax data has major strengths, including a large sample size, high quality income data of individuals and linked family members, and longitudinal design. However, we spotlight three issues related to the identification of same-sex couples: underreporting, misclassification, and measurement errors. We show that some biases are reduced after implementing adjustment strategies. In recent years, the estimated share of same-sex couples is close to that in the 2016 Canadian Census. We also demonstrate the usefulness of a new measure “inferred sexual orientation” by estimating sexual orientation earnings gaps. This article contributes to research on global sexual minority data landscapes and methodologies of identifying and measuring sexual minority populations in longitudinal administrative tax data.

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Section: Opportunities For Research On Sexual Minorities With the Ladmentioning

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Studying Individuals in Same-Sex Couples using Longitudinal Administrative Data from Canadian Tax Records: Opportunities and Challenges

Yang,

Denier,

St-Denis

et al. 2024

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“…Using these variables, we create a six-category measure of sexual orientation including heterosexual men, heterosexual women, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual men and bisexual women. Unfortunately, like most large nationally representative surveys (Waite, 2021;, the 2007-2017 CCHS does not gather information on gender identity. Transgender, genderqueer or non-binary respondents must choose between male and female options on the CCHS question.…”

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“…This is because prior research used couple data to determine sexual orientation, which provides no information on single people. Therefore, prior estimates of LGB self‐employment are biased insofar as there are substantial socio‐economic and labour market differences between single and partnered individuals among both LGB and heterosexual people, including earnings, household income and poverty (Badgett, 2018; Chai & Maroto, 2020; Waite et al., 2021; Waite et al., 2020). LGB people are also more likely to be single (Aksoy et al., 2018; Antecol et al., 2008).…”

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Sexual orientation and self‐employment: New evidence

Pajovic

Waite

Denier

2023

Canadian Review of Sociology

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Early studies and theory suggest sexual minorities are drawn towards the relative independence of self‐employment to avoid discrimination in paid employment. However, recent evidence is mixed, suggesting that a higher propensity for self‐employment (relative to heterosexual people) is found only among lesbian women relative to heterosexual women. This study overcomes the data limitations of prior research by using data pooled from 2007–2017 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and multivariate logistic regression to provide new evidence on LGB self‐employment. The results show that self‐employment is particularly high for bisexual people, especially bisexual women—but not for gay men or lesbian women. Overall, this study examines the enduring but nuanced relationship between self‐employment and sexual orientation and discusses countervailing factors related to socio‐economic resources, gender, and family structure.

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Who’s Hitched? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Partnering in Canada

Cited by 2 publications

References 76 publications

Studying Individuals in Same-Sex Couples using Longitudinal Administrative Data from Canadian Tax Records: Opportunities and Challenges

Studying Individuals in Same-Sex Couples using Longitudinal Administrative Data from Canadian Tax Records: Opportunities and Challenges

Sexual orientation and self‐employment: New evidence

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