Gay and Lesbian Couples, 1994-1997

This longitudinal study of both partners from gay and lesbian couples began in 1994, with additional data collection occurring in 1995, 1996, and 1997. The initial data collection involved 57 gay and 54 lesbian couples who lived together without children. They were recruited from requests for participants published in gay/lesbian periodicals and newsletters as well as through the personal recommendations of partners already participating. Some of the couples (45 gay and 36 lesbian) participated in the 1993 data collection from a previous project. All surveys were sent by mail and were returned in separate postage-paid envelopes for each partner.

本项针对男同与女同伴侣双方的纵向研究始于1994年，后续分别于1995年、1996年及1997年开展了补充数据采集工作。初始数据采集阶段共招募57对男同伴侣与54对女同伴侣，所有研究对象均为同居且无子女的状态。研究对象通过两类渠道招募：一是刊登在男同/女同期刊及通讯中的参与者招募启事，二是已参与研究的伴侣的个人推荐。其中45对男同伴侣与36对女同伴侣曾参与过此前某项目在1993年开展的数据采集工作。所有调查问卷均通过邮寄方式发放，且为每位伴侣单独配备预付邮资信封用于问卷回收。