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In the United States at present Buddhists and the religiously unaffiliated are the most likely to marry outside their own faith, while Mormons and Hindus are the least likely. | In the United States at present Buddhists and the religiously unaffiliated are the most likely to marry outside their own faith, while Mormons and Hindus are the least likely. | ||
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Source: Pew Forum U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, [http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1244/marriage-religious-faith] conducted in 2007 and released in 2008. Based on respondents who say they are married and respondents who say they are living with a partner. Results for other religious groups are not reported due to small sample sizes. Due to rounding, figures may not add to 100. | Source: Pew Forum U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, [http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1244/marriage-religious-faith] conducted in 2007 and released in 2008. Based on respondents who say they are married and respondents who say they are living with a partner. Results for other religious groups are not reported due to small sample sizes. Due to rounding, figures may not add to 100. | ||
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Revision as of 01:42, June 6, 2009
Intermarriage means the bride and groom are from different groups.
In the United States at present Buddhists and the religiously unaffiliated are the most likely to marry outside their own faith, while Mormons and Hindus are the least likely.
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1. For mainline Protestants, evangelical Protestants and historically black Protestants, this category includes marriages and partnerships between people from different Protestant denominational families (e.g., a Methodist married to a Lutheran).
Source: Pew Forum U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, [1] conducted in 2007 and released in 2008. Based on respondents who say they are married and respondents who say they are living with a partner. Results for other religious groups are not reported due to small sample sizes. Due to rounding, figures may not add to 100.
