Entry:

Kalmijn, Matthijs, "Trends in Black/White Intermarriage," Social Forces, 72 (September, 1993), 119-146.


Abstract:

Black-white marriages are still infrequent, but are becoming more common. The most common type of black-white marriage is when a lower SES white female marries a higher SES black male.

GSS Years:

1990

Other Data Sets:

Census; Vital Statistics

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

RACMAR

FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED