Mixed-Race Couples 9 Flashcards
Looking at all married couples in 2010, regardless of when they married, the share of intermarriages reached an all-time high of __%. In 1980, that share was just __%.
8%, 3%
About __% of all black male newlyweds in 2010 married outside their race, compared with just _% of black female newlyweds.
24%, 9%
About __% of Asian female newlyweds married outside their race in 2010, compared with just __% of Asian male newlyweds. Intermarriage rates among _____ and ________ newlyweds do not vary by gender.
36%, 17%, white and Hispanic (Wang 2012)
When it comes to educational characteristics, more than ____ of white newlyweds who marry _____ have a college degree, compared with roughly a _____ of white newlyweds who married whites. Among _______ and _______, newlyweds who married whites tend to have higher educational attainment than do those who married within their own racial or ethnic group.
half, Asians, third, Hispanics and blacks (Wang 2012)
Intermarriage occurs in what region of the country the most?
The West
