Interracial marriage at new US high (BBC)

Interracial and interethnic marriages are at an all-time high in the US, according to a new study.

In 2010, 15% of all new marriages were between couples of a difference race or ethnic group, up from 7% in 1980.

The study, done by Pew Research Center also shows increasing public acceptance of intermarriage, with 43% saying it as been a societal change for the better.

Asian and Hispanic newlyweds were the most likely to marry someone across racial or ethnic lines.

The US Supreme Court barred states from using race-based restrictions on marriage in 1967. In 2000, Alabama became the last state to remove its unenforceable ban on intermarriage.

"In the past century, intermarriage has evolved from being illegal, to be a taboo and then to be merely unusual," Paul Taylor, director of Pew's Social & Demographic Trends said. "And with each passing year, it becomes less unusual.''
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