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Table 4 Characteristics of “migrant” women in same-sex couples in Germany, compared to other couple types

From: An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in Germany

  

“Migrant” in …

“Native” in

  

same-sex couples

opposite-sex/exogamous

opposite-sex/endogamous

same-sex couples

  

%

%

%

%

Individual characteristics

    

Age (categorical)***

18-35

38.8

23.3

29.9

30.3

36-53

32.5

53.6

47.8

38.8

54-70

28.8

23.0

22.3

30.9

Education level**

Lower than secondary

56.3

49.1

71.5

57.3

Secondary or higher

43.8

50.9

28.5

42.7

Region of origin**

Germany

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

100.0

European Union (old)

14.6

2.0

9.4

n.a.

European Union (new)

21.7

24.0

16.9

n.a.

Rest of Europe and former SU

23.8

15.9

33.6

n.a.

MENA

17.9

5.2

30.1

n.a.

Asia

7.1

10.6

3.7

n.a.

Other regions

15.0

20.4

6.4

n.a.

German citizen

Yes, no migrant

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

100.0

Yes, and migrant

56.7

55.3

50.2

n.a.

No

43.3

44.7

49.8

n.a.

Occupational status***

Full time

37.1

32.7

24.1

53.9

Part time

16.3

20.9

17.0

10.7

Marginal or unemployed

17.1

15.3

17.7

9.9

Non-employed

29.6

31.0

41.3

25.4

Couple characteristics

    

Exogamous union*

Yes

18.3

n.a.

n.a.

3.3

No

81.7

n.a.

n.a.

96.7

Age differences***

No differences

88.8

46.7

54.5

84.7

4 or more years younger/older

11.3

53.3

45.5

15.3

Educational differences ***

Same educational level

80.0

56.6

69.3

77.3

Educational differences

20.0

43.4

30.7

22.7

Biological children ***

No children in household

65.4

42.5

31.1

75.7

Yes, living in the household

34.6

57.5

68.9

24.3

Total

%

1.4

24.3

74.3

2.0

N

240

4,116

12,612

1,340

  1. Source: Calculations based on German Micro census SUF 2013
  2. Note: Using upper boundary for migrant status. Chi2 distribution test for migrants in same-sex unions compared to migrants in opposite-sex unions (exogamous and endogamous),
  3. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001; n.a. = not applicable