Nearly one in ten people in England and Wales in inter-ethnic relationship
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Version 0 of 1. 2.3m (9%) of people in England and Wales were living as part of an inter-ethnic couple in 2011, an increase of two percentage points on 2001. Analysis of 2011 census data by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that people from mixed/multiple ethnic groups were most likely to be in one of the relationships at 85%. They were followed by White Irish (71%), other Black (62%) and Gypsy or Irish Travellers (50%). White British (4%) were the least likely of any group but a lot of that is due to them making up the large majority of the population (so more likely to meet another person in the same ethic group). Gender splits in inter-ethnic relationships Although the pattern for men and women across the majority of ethnic groups was broadly similar, there were a few notable exceptions. Chinese women were twice as likely as men to be part of an inter-ethnic couple, while Arab men were 17 percentage points more likely to be part of one. For the largest ethnic group, white British, men were more likely to be part of an inter-ethnic couple but only by one percentage point. The groups getting married the most The most common inter-ethnic relationship is one between someone from a white British background and one from the "other white" group, which includes white people from Poland and other European countries. 366,000 were in one of those relationships, which is 16% of all inter-ethnic couples living together. Other white is the second largest ethnic group in England and Wales at 4% of the total population. Children in inter-ethnic households 7% of dependent children lived in a household with an inter-ethnic relationship. Unsurprisingly, the highest proportion come from the children from the mixed/multiple ethnic groups. Download the data • DATA SOURCE: ONS More open data Data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian Development and aid data • Search the world’s global development data with our gateway Can you do more with this data? • Contact us at data@theguardian.com • Follow us on Twitter • Like us on Facebook |