United States - definition of family 2010

This statistic shows the results of a survey in the United States on the definition of family in 2010. As of 2010, 45 percent of the respondents stated they consider same-sex couples without children to be a family, whereas 52 percent don't consider same-sex couples without children to be a family.

Do you consider the following arrangements to be a family or not?

Characteristic	A family	Not a family
Married couple with children	99%	1%
Married couple without children	88%	10%
Single parent with children	86%	12%
Unmarried couple with children	80%	18%
Same-sex couple with children	63%	34%
Same-sex couple without children	45%	52%
Unmarried couple without children	43%	54%

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Release date

November 2010

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 1-21, 2010

Number of respondents

2,691 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the "Don't know / refused" responses are not shown.

The source posed the question as follows: “As I read you a list of different arrangements, please tell me whether you consider each to be a family or not.”

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