Statistics+regarding+interracial+marriages+in+the+U.S.

__Even Dankowicz__ Statistics regarding interracial marriages in the U.S.

For the last several decades, approval of interracial marriage between whites and blacks has been growing in USA.

Based on Gallup polls, in 1958 only 4% of the population approved; by 1969 that was 20% (Newport). In 1973 29% reported approval, and in 2013 87% approved (Newport). Today, 11% of those surveyed in the United States "say they disapprove," compared to 94% in 1958 (Newport). Over the years, whites have consistently been more opposed to interracial marriage than blacks (Newport). Of those between ages 18 and 29, 96% support interracial marriage, whereas that number is only 70% for those above age 59. In the Western States, 93% approve compared to 83% in the South. In 2010, interracial marriages between whites and blacks made up less than 1% of all married couples (Newport).

The United States census also has data to share; 18% of heterosexual marriages are interracial, compared to 21% of same-sex marriages in 2010 (Jayson). In contrast, 2.9% of marriages were interracial in 1990 ("Table 2. Race of Couples"). Of all married couples in 2010, 4.3% were half-hispanic (Lofquist, et al.).

"Interracial or interethnic opposite-sex married couple households" represented 7% of the total in 2000 and 10% in 2010 (United States Census Bureau).

According to studies by the Pew Research Center, "In 2010, about 15% of new marriages in the United States in 2010 were between spouses of different races or ethnicities," compared to 6.7% in 1980 (Hayes).

Education level appears to have an impact on intermarriage approval. 56% of those who graduated from college feel that racial intermarriage is a "change for the better," compared to 33% of those who got no further education after high school, if they graduated at all (Wang).

In 1986, 28% of those polled said that interracial marriage was unacceptable, and 37% said it might "be acceptable for others, but not for themselves" (Trumbull).

Among all, not just new, marriages, 8.4% in 2010 compared with 3.2% in 1980 (Hayes). Of those who got married in 2010, only 9% of whites married outside their race, while 17% of African Americans did so, along with more than 25% of Hispanics and Asians (Hayes).

24% of African American men marry outside of their race, compared with 9% of women (Hayes). 36% of Asian women marry another race compared to 17% of men. "43% of Americans said they believe more intermarriages is a change for the better within society" (Hayes).

Continuing to look at studies by the Pew Research Center, "83 percent of Americans say it is 'all right for blacks and whites to date each other,'" compared to 48% in 1980 (Yen).

Note: In many cases, multiple sources had different figures from different years for some of the measures above; only one was used in these cases.

Work Cited

Hayes, Ashley. "Study: Interracial Marriage, Acceptance Growing." //CNN U.S.// Cable News Network, 16 Feb. 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <[|http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/16/us/interracial-marriage/index.html>.]

Jayson, Sharon. "Census Shows Big Jump in Interracial Couples." //USA Today//. Gannett Company, 26 Apr. 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <[|http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/] [|2012-04-24/census-interracial-couples/54531706/1]>.

Lofquist, Daphne, et al. "Households and Families: 2010." //Census//. USA, Apr. 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <[|http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/] [|c2010br-14.pdf]>.

Newport, Frank. "In U.S., 87% Approve of Black-White Marriage, Vs. 4% in 1958."//Gallup Politics//. Gallup, 25 July 2013. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <[]>.

Passel, Jeffrey S., Wendy Wang, and Paul Taylor. "One-in-Seven New U.S. Marriages is Interracial or Interethnic." //Pew Research Social and// //Demographic Trends//. Pew Research, 4 June 2010. Web. 30 Sept. 2013. <[]>.

"Table 2. Race of Couples: 1990." //U.S. Bureau of the Census//. N.p., 10 June 1998. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <[|http://www.census.gov/] [|populationsocdemo/race/interractab2.tx]>.

Trumbull, Mark. "Interracial marriage rate doubles in 30 years: how US attitudes have changed." //Christian Science Monitor//. Christian Science Monitor, 16 Feb. 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <[|http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/] [|2012/0216/Interracial-marriage-rate-doubles-in-30-years-] [|how-US-attitudes-have-changed]>.

United States Census Bureau. //2010 Census Shows Interracial and Interethnic// //Married Couples Grew by 28 Percent over Decade//. //United States Census// //Bureau//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <[|http://www.census.gov/] [| newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb12-68.html]>.

Wang, Wendy. "The Rise of Intermarriage." //Pew Research Social and Demographic// //Trends//. Pew Research, 16 Feb. 2012. Web. 30 Sept. 2013. <[]>.

Yen, Hope. "Interracial marriage in US hits new high." //MSN//. NBC News, 16 Feb. 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <[|http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46409832/ns/] [|us_news-life/t/interracial-marriage-us-hits-new-high/#.UkharT_AHy]>.