title: [Same-sex cohabitation].
abstract: "Little is known about the number of homosexuals [in the Netherlands] in general and about homosexual couples in particular. In the so-called continuous population system information has been collected on all persons in the Netherlands who do not live in a family context. On the basis of a number of assumptions an estimated total of 21.3 thousand couples have been found who may have a homosexual relationship and who are living at the same address. Three out of five of these couples consist of males. Only 2 thousand couples, mostly females, live with one or more children. Half the number of all same-sex couples without children live in the highly urbanised municipalities. These findings correspond with studies on the prevalence of homosexuality." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005843:Geography; D006716:Homosexuality; D008393:Marriage; D009426:Netherlands; D011153:Population; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012725:Sexual Behavior
keywords: Behavior; Consensual Union; Couples; Developed Countries; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Geographic Factors; Homosexuals; Living Arrangements; Netherlands; Nuptiality; Population; Residence Characteristics; Sex Behavior; Spatial Distribution; Western Europe
vernacular_title: Samenwoners van gelijk geslacht.