Chris Julian
@chrisajulian.bsky.social
Demographer and Sociologist. Postdoc @ Vanderbilt University’s LGBTQ+ Policy Lab. Data enthusiast and consumer of too much coffee.
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In 2023, about 380,000 U.S. children (0.7%) lived with a same-sex couple—21% with male-male couples and 79% with female-female couples (ACS 2023). Most children live in married-couple households regardless of the couple’s sex composition @chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social #SOGIData
Number of Children Living in Households Headed by Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples, 2023
Family Profile No. 33, 2025
Authors: Christopher A. Julian, Krista K. Westrick-Payne, and Wendy D. Manning
As same-sex marriage has become legal nationwide
www.bgsu.edu
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In 2023, about 380,000 U.S. children (0.7%) lived with a same-sex couple—21% with male-male couples and 79% with female-female couples (ACS 2023). Most children live in married-couple households regardless of the couple’s sex composition @chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social #SOGIData
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⚭ Marriage in the U.S. varies widely. In 2024, the national refined marriage rate was 31.2 per 1,000 unmarried women. Utah ranked highest (51.7), Delaware lowest (20.1). 📖 Read the new @NCFMR Family Profile → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
⚭ Marriage in the U.S. varies widely. In 2024, the national refined marriage rate was 31.2 per 1,000 unmarried women. Utah ranked highest (51.7), Delaware lowest (20.1). 📖 Read the new @NCFMR Family Profile → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
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💔 The U.S. refined divorce rate in 2024 was 14.2 per 1,000 married women, down slightly from 14.4 in 2023.
Nearly a million women divorced nationwide.
Read more → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
Nearly a million women divorced nationwide.
Read more → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
💔 The U.S. refined divorce rate in 2024 was 14.2 per 1,000 married women, down slightly from 14.4 in 2023.
Nearly a million women divorced nationwide.
Read more → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
Nearly a million women divorced nationwide.
Read more → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
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Follow @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social for timely, reliable, US demographic trends. Great they're here!
💔 The U.S. refined divorce rate in 2024 was 14.2 per 1,000 married women, down slightly from 14.4 in 2023.
Nearly a million women divorced nationwide.
Read more → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
Nearly a million women divorced nationwide.
Read more → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Follow @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social for timely, reliable, US demographic trends. Great they're here!
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Did you hear the USDA plans to cease data collection for the CPS Food Security supplement? We have a blog post to give you more information. If you want to sign a letter asking for data collection to continue, see the threaded opportunities below. blog.popdata.org/food-securit...
Measuring Food Security with U.S. Federal Data – Use It for Good
blog.popdata.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Did you hear the USDA plans to cease data collection for the CPS Food Security supplement? We have a blog post to give you more information. If you want to sign a letter asking for data collection to continue, see the threaded opportunities below. blog.popdata.org/food-securit...
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Join letter to congressional leaders rejecting USDA's decision to halt data collection and release of food security reports. Support restoring funding for the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey.
Individuals: buff.ly/m2pb60w
Organizations: buff.ly/VLQjNjg
Individuals: buff.ly/m2pb60w
Organizations: buff.ly/VLQjNjg
Individual Sign-on to PAA FFS Letter
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October 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join letter to congressional leaders rejecting USDA's decision to halt data collection and release of food security reports. Support restoring funding for the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey.
Individuals: buff.ly/m2pb60w
Organizations: buff.ly/VLQjNjg
Individuals: buff.ly/m2pb60w
Organizations: buff.ly/VLQjNjg
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On this day in 1998, Matthew Shepard died after being attacked in a brutal, anti-gay hate crime. He should still be alive today.
In honor of Matthew's memory, we will always fight to both end anti-LGBTQI+ violence and build a safer, more inclusive future.
In honor of Matthew's memory, we will always fight to both end anti-LGBTQI+ violence and build a safer, more inclusive future.
October 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
On this day in 1998, Matthew Shepard died after being attacked in a brutal, anti-gay hate crime. He should still be alive today.
In honor of Matthew's memory, we will always fight to both end anti-LGBTQI+ violence and build a safer, more inclusive future.
In honor of Matthew's memory, we will always fight to both end anti-LGBTQI+ violence and build a safer, more inclusive future.
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mKBO: Multigroup Kitagawa-Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
October 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
mKBO: Multigroup Kitagawa-Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
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4 days left! Submit your work by Sunday, Oct. 5. Join demographers and social and health scientists at all career stages, from the US and abroad, next May in St. Louis, Missouri for #PAA2026. buff.ly/HoZlR1U
October 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
4 days left! Submit your work by Sunday, Oct. 5. Join demographers and social and health scientists at all career stages, from the US and abroad, next May in St. Louis, Missouri for #PAA2026. buff.ly/HoZlR1U
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The top 5 reasons to attend #PAA2026. Repost THIS with YOUR #1 reason to come to the premier conference of demographers and social and health scientists from the United States and abroad. buff.ly/3KR6NRM
September 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The top 5 reasons to attend #PAA2026. Repost THIS with YOUR #1 reason to come to the premier conference of demographers and social and health scientists from the United States and abroad. buff.ly/3KR6NRM
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Latest research using dyadic data finds ~11% of U.S. couples include a sexually diverse partner—over twice prior estimates. While many bisexual/other-identified adults partner with heterosexuals, gay/lesbian adults more often partner within identity. #FamilyDemography #LGBTQ #BiAwarenessWeek
Half of the Picture: A Research Note on Measuring the Sexual Identity Composition of Couples | Demography | Duke University Press
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September 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Latest research using dyadic data finds ~11% of U.S. couples include a sexually diverse partner—over twice prior estimates. While many bisexual/other-identified adults partner with heterosexuals, gay/lesbian adults more often partner within identity. #FamilyDemography #LGBTQ #BiAwarenessWeek
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So many reasons to come to #PAA2026: 1) the best place to receive feedback from peers and interdisciplinary scholars 2) hearing latest research, methods, ideas from colleagues 3) the community 🫶 Attendees keep coming back year after year! Submit your work by Oct. 5. buff.ly/3KR6NRM
September 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So many reasons to come to #PAA2026: 1) the best place to receive feedback from peers and interdisciplinary scholars 2) hearing latest research, methods, ideas from colleagues 3) the community 🫶 Attendees keep coming back year after year! Submit your work by Oct. 5. buff.ly/3KR6NRM
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Approximately 210,800 transgender adults in the U.S. do not have an ID that lists their correct name and/or gender, which can create obstacles to participating in many facets of public life. Our research: bit.ly/TransvoterID
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to restore anti-trans passport policy
The policy against gender-neutral markers or gender changes been blocked by a lower court.
www.advocate.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Approximately 210,800 transgender adults in the U.S. do not have an ID that lists their correct name and/or gender, which can create obstacles to participating in many facets of public life. Our research: bit.ly/TransvoterID
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Happy Sunday! Check out this recent NCHAT publication from @chrisajulian.bsky.social, Hannah Tessler, @wendymanning.bsky.social, Alexandra VanBergen, and @clairekampdush.bsky.social.
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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Half of the Picture: A Research Note on Measuring the Sexual Identity Composition of Couples | Demography | Duke University Press
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September 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Happy Sunday! Check out this recent NCHAT publication from @chrisajulian.bsky.social, Hannah Tessler, @wendymanning.bsky.social, Alexandra VanBergen, and @clairekampdush.bsky.social.
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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👶 In 1960, most women had their first child by age 22. By 2023, the median was 27. Education plays a role: doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
September 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
👶 In 1960, most women had their first child by age 22. By 2023, the median was 27. Education plays a role: doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
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Hard at work on your #PAA2026 submission? The deadline is in 3 weeks! Submit your work by Sunday, Oct. 5. buff.ly/Uu9sG50
September 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Hard at work on your #PAA2026 submission? The deadline is in 3 weeks! Submit your work by Sunday, Oct. 5. buff.ly/Uu9sG50
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The submission site is now open! Submit your work to #PAA2026 — Deadline is Sunday, October 5. www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
August 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The submission site is now open! Submit your work to #PAA2026 — Deadline is Sunday, October 5. www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
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10.9% couples include at least one sexually diverse partner—twice+ rate seen when only one partner’s identity is counted. Most bi & multi-identity individuals have het partners; g/l & straight adults often partner within their identity. #SOGIData
@chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social
@chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social
Half of the Picture: A Research Note on Measuring the Sexual Identity Composition of Couples | Demography | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
August 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
10.9% couples include at least one sexually diverse partner—twice+ rate seen when only one partner’s identity is counted. Most bi & multi-identity individuals have het partners; g/l & straight adults often partner within their identity. #SOGIData
@chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social
@chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social
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Check out our new paper using @nchatstudy.bsky.social dyadic data to measure sexual minority couples. The levels are twice as high when you consider the sexual identity of BOTH members of the couple. @chrisajulian.bsky.social
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Half of the Picture: A Research Note on Measuring the Sexual Identity Composition of Couples | Demography | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
August 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Check out our new paper using @nchatstudy.bsky.social dyadic data to measure sexual minority couples. The levels are twice as high when you consider the sexual identity of BOTH members of the couple. @chrisajulian.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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@chrisajulian.bsky.social et al, in “Half of the Picture: Measuring the Sexual Identity Composition of Couples,” employ @nchatstudy.bsky.social dyadic data to provide national estimates of the sexual identity composition of couples using both partners’ identities. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
August 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@chrisajulian.bsky.social et al, in “Half of the Picture: Measuring the Sexual Identity Composition of Couples,” employ @nchatstudy.bsky.social dyadic data to provide national estimates of the sexual identity composition of couples using both partners’ identities. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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More on views of getting married and having kids among LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ adults: www.pewresearch.org/...
Majorities of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ U.S. adults under 50 want to get married someday
59% of LGBTQ U.S. adults under 50 who have never married say they want to get married someday, and 63% of non-LGBTQ adults in this age range say the same.
www.pewresearch.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
More on views of getting married and having kids among LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ adults: www.pewresearch.org/...
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LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ adults under 50 are about equally likely to say they want to get married someday.
August 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ adults under 50 are about equally likely to say they want to get married someday.
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We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026:
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
August 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026:
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
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In a new Family Profile, we examine newlywed same-sex and different-sex couples according to marital history and age at first marriage. Check it out here: doi.org/10.25035/ncf....
July 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In a new Family Profile, we examine newlywed same-sex and different-sex couples according to marital history and age at first marriage. Check it out here: doi.org/10.25035/ncf....
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In case you missed it: the Wisconsin Supreme Court just upheld a ban on conversion therapy. Huge win for LGBTQ rights.
newrepublic.com/post/197704/...
newrepublic.com/post/197704/...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Clears Way to Ban Conversion Therapy
The state Supreme Court delivered a huge win for LGBTQ people.
newrepublic.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In case you missed it: the Wisconsin Supreme Court just upheld a ban on conversion therapy. Huge win for LGBTQ rights.
newrepublic.com/post/197704/...
newrepublic.com/post/197704/...