Same-sex couples who live together may have the health benefits as that of heterosexual married couples.
This is the finding of a new study published in the latest Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Scientists found the odds of reporting poor or fair health were about 61 percent higher for same-sex cohabiting men than for men in heterosexual marriages.
And the odds of reporting poor or fair health were about 46 percent higher for same-sex cohabiting women than for women in heterosexual marriages.
Michigan State University researchers relied on how people described their health in a survey.
The survey involved nearly 1,700 same-sex cohabiting men and about 1,600 same-sex cohabiting women.
Researchers say, It's not clear why there's a difference.
