Title: 1. Trends and patterns in intermarriage | Pew Research Center
Headings: 1. Trends and patterns in intermarriage
1. Trends and patterns in intermarriage
Intermarriage varies by race and ethnicity
The changing racial and ethnic profile of U.S. newlyweds is linked to growth in intermarriage
For blacks and Asians, big gender gaps in intermarriage
A growing educational gap in intermarriage
Strong link between education and intermarriage for Hispanics
For blacks, intermarriage has increased most among those with no college experience
Asians with some college are the most likely to intermarry
Among whites, little difference in intermarriage rates by education level
Intermarriage is slightly less common at older ages
In metro areas, almost one-in-five newlyweds are intermarried
The largest share of intermarried couples include one Hispanic and one white spouse

Content: Among Asian newlyweds, these gender differences exist for both immigrants (15% men, 31% women) and the U.S. born (38% men, 54% women). While the gender gap among Asian immigrants has remained relatively stable, the gap among the U.S. born has widened substantially since 1980, when intermarriage stood at 46% among newlywed Asian men and 49% among newlywed Asian women. Among white newlyweds, there is no notable gender gap in intermarriage – 12% of men and 10% of women had married someone of a different race or ethnicity in 2015. The same was true in 1980, when 4% of recently married men and 4% of recently married women had intermarried. As is the case among whites, intermarriage is about equally common for newlywed Hispanic men and women. In 2015, 26% of recently married Hispanic men were married to a non-Hispanic, as were 28% of their female counterparts. These intermarriage rates have changed little since 1980. A growing educational gap in intermarriage
In 2015 the likelihood of marrying someone of a different race or ethnicity was somewhat higher among newlyweds with at least some college experience than among those with a high school diploma or less. While 14% of the less-educated group was married to someone of a different race or ethnicity, this share rose to 18% among those with some college experience and 19% among those with at least a bachelor’s degree. This marks a change from 1980, when there were virtually no educational differences in the likelihood of intermarriage among newlyweds.