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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 5 Characteristics of “migrant” men 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

28.8

17.7

20.3

32.8

36–53

51.5

50.0

50.5

44.4

54–70

19.7

32.3

29.2

22.8

Education level***

Lower than secondary

56.2

55.8

72.1

58.1

Secondary or higher

43.8

44.2

27.9

41.9

Region of origin***

Germany

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

100.0

European Union (old)

17.2

37.4

10.0

n.a.

European Union (new)

21.9

14.4

15.5

n.a.

Rest of Europe and former SU

12.0

10.7

33.2

n.a.

MENA

18.9

15.8

30.8

n.a.

Asia

8.2

1.7

3.5

n.a.

Other regions

21.9

20.0

7.0

n.a.

German citizen**

Yes, no migrant

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

100.0

Yes, and migrant

44.6

52.4

53.6

n.a.

No

55.4

47.6

46.4

n.a.

Occupational status**

Full time

62.2

73.9

72.2

66.8

Part time

4.3

3.6

3.4

4.5

Marginal or unemployed

10.3

6.6

8.2

10.1

Non-employed

23.2

15.9

16.2

18.6

Couple characteristics

    

Exogamous union**

Yes

27.9

n.a.

n.a.

5.1

No

72.1

n.a.

n.a.

94.9

Age differences***

No differences

75.1

42.5

54.5

81.4

4 or more years younger/older

24.9

57.5

45.5

18.6

Educational differences ***

Same educational level

76.8

56.3

69.3

75.3

Educational differences

23.2

43.7

30.7

24.7

Biological children***

No children in household

93.6

52.0

31.1

93.3

Yes, living in the household

6.4

48.0

68.9

6.7

Total

%

1.5

19.6

79.0

1.9

N

233

3,122

12,612

66,654

  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