One in 10 opposite-sex married couples in U.S. say they 're of mixed races , census data show . In 2000 , that figure was about 7 % . Comment: The term interracial , as it pertains to the study , is defined as members of a couple identifying as of different races or ethnicities . Of interracial opposite-sex married couples , non-Hispanics marry Hispanics most frequently .
One in 10 opposite-sex married couples in U.S. say they 're of mixed races , census data show . In 2000 , that figure was about 7 % . Comment: Of interracial opposite-sex married couples , non-Hispanics marry Hispanics most frequently .