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Assessing the Quality of Same-Sex Partnership Reports in the German Microcensus
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Abstract Since 1996, reports on cohabiting same-sex partnerships have been collected in the German Microcensus. However, it is unclear how reliable these reports are. Compared with other data sources, the Microcensus shows only a small number of cohabiting same-sex couples (less than 0.5% of all cohabiting c... view more
Since 1996, reports on cohabiting same-sex partnerships have been collected in the German Microcensus. However, it is unclear how reliable these reports are. Compared with other data sources, the Microcensus shows only a small number of cohabiting same-sex couples (less than 0.5% of all cohabiting couples in 2016), so under-reporting is assumed. But, because the "true" values are unknown, it is difficult to determine whether under-reporting is actually occurring. In this paper a procedure is proposed where the response behaviour of respondents is analysed depending on the composition of their household. It was found that non-response to the question about a partner in the household is highest among respondents in whose household there is a possible same-sex partner. This indicates under-reporting of cohabiting same-sex couples, and this under-reporting decreased only slightly, at most, over the period considered here (1996 to 2016). This is not the case for registered same-sex partnerships: a comparison with the Census shows that these are reliably recorded in the German Microcensus.... view less
Keywords
microcensus; Federal Republic of Germany; same-sex cohabitation; data capture; data quality; response behavior
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
same-sex partnerships; non-response; under-reporting; Microcensus Scientific Use Files 1996 to 2016; 2011 Census
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Köln
Page/Pages
29 p.
Series
GESIS Papers, 2022/01
ISSN
2364-3781
Status
Published Version; reviewed