Although Mississippi ranks 42nd in the nation for the number of same-sex couples per household, it leads the nation in the percentage of same-sex couples raising children, a study by the Williams Institute released yesterday finds.
Using 2010 U.S. Census data, The Williams Institute, a gender orientation and identity public-policy organization based at the University of California, finds that 901,997 same-sex couples live in the United States. Nationally, 22 percent of same-sex couples are raising children, but in Mississippi 33 percent are raising children. Mississippi has a total of 6,286 same-sex couples.
Of all Mississippi counties, Hancock County has the highest number of same-sex couples in the state with 8.2 per 1,000 households. For cities, Hattiesburg has the highest number in the state with 8.32 per 1,000 households.
Read the report here.
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NEMS Daily Journal has a good article about this with quotes from the Williams Institute.
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- RobbieR
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- 2011-08-26T09:48:21-06:00
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The challenge is on!
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- DeGuyz
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- 2011-08-26T10:03:50-06:00
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