Gene Expression: White-Asian marriage in the UK

I said I would try to find data for rates of White-Asian marriage (or partnerships) in the UK. A BBC report in 2002 said:

"Data from the 2001 census due to be released later this year is expected to confirm that Britain has one of the highest rates in the world of inter-ethnic relationships and, consequently, mixed race people.

"By 1997 already half of black men and a third of black women in relationships had a white partner according to a major study of ethnic minorities published by the Policy Studies Institute (PSI).

"It also revealed that other inter-racial relationships were flourishing with a fifth of Asian men and 10% of Asian women opting for a white partner. "

However, I haven't been able to confirm this from published Census data. The figures for Asians seem a bit high - I doubt very much that as many as 10% of Muslim women have a white partner, so the rates for Hindus and Sikhs would have to be even higher.

But I welcome correction if anyone has good data.

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September 13, 2004 White-Asian marriage in the UK I said I would try to find data for rates of White-Asian marriage (or partnerships) in the UK. A BBC report in 2002 said: "Data from the 2001 census due to be released later this year is expected to confirm that Britain has one of the highest rates in the world of inter-ethnic relationships and, consequently, mixed race people. "By 1997 already half of black men and a third of black women in relationships had a white partner according to a major study of ethnic minorities published by the Policy Studies Institute (PSI). "It also revealed that other inter-racial relationships were flourishing with a fifth of Asian men and 10% of Asian women opting for a white partner. " However, I haven't been able to confirm this from published Census data. The figures for Asians seem a bit high - I doubt very much that as many as 10% of Muslim women have a white partner, so the rates for Hindus and Sikhs would have to be even higher. But I welcome correction if anyone has good data. Posted by David B at 12:36 PM	Razib also blogs at..... Recent Entries New URL! What's wrong among the elites? Why Iran Must Not Be Invaded Culture Contact/Conflict Second front: Rise of the GNGO:s New index page.... Blogger/w.bloggar question Interesting choice of words No more posting for a bit.... Killing democracy softly Search this site: Simple reading View all entries Who is linking to us?