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10 Million Singles Surveyed About Topic of Interracial Dating/Relationships

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In the wake of the largest and most impassioned civil rights movement to take place since the 1960s InterracialDatingCentral.com, polled its 2 million social media followers and 10 million+ worldwide members about interracial dating and interracial relationships, and mixed-race families.

Questions ranged from concerns for the safety of future black children or mixed-race children to societal influences around interracial dating and relationships, and more. Here is what they found:

Racial Preferences and Dating
50% of InterracialDatingCentral.com members say they are attracted to people of all races, 30% say they are attracted to more than one race, 40% say they are only attracted to people of a different race (citing one particular race that is different from their own), with some overlap.

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Past Experiences

The majority of respondents, at 57% of both male and female respondents who participated, say they have had a negative experience when dating within their own race or ethnicity.

The minority of respondents, at 30% of both males and females, say they have had only positive experiences when dating within their own race or ethnicity.

For the remaining 13% it has been a mixed bag of experiences.

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Enjoyment and Challenges of Dating Someone of a Different Race/Culture

41% of male respondents and 44% of female respondents say that what they find most enjoyable about dating someone of another race or ethnicity lies in learning about new things such as foods, languages, and cultural habits.

28% of males and 27% of females say they enjoy learning to incorporate values that differ from their own into their relationship. 

In citing what they find most challenging about dating someone of a different race, 30% say that encountering racism is the biggest challenge.Another 35% say the biggest challenge is incorporating cultural differences into their day-to-day lives. 

25% of respondents report that what they find most challenging is dealing with disapproving relatives and friends.

Mixed-Race Children

80% of respondents report having NO concerns about having mixed-race children, while 20% of respondents range in their response from slight concern to extremely concerned about how future or current mixed-race children will be treated/are treated socially and societally.

Celebrity Influence

70% say that seeing celebrity mixed-race couples in the media has NO bearing on their desire to pursue an interracial relationship. However, a substantial amount, at 30% of respondents, DO acknowledge that seeing celebrity mixed-race couples in the media has either made them more comfortable dating outside their own race or has increased their own desire to pursue a relationship outside their race.

Political Views and Acceptance of Interracial Relationships

30% of respondents feel there is a moderate correlation between one’s political views and their acceptance of interracial relationships, 28% feel strongly that there is a correlation between someone’s political views and their acceptance of interracial relationships. 40% feel there is weak to NO correlation between one’s political views and their acceptance of interracial relationships.

Black Sons and Black Daughters and Their Safety

InterracialDatingCentral’s Non-Black members were asked about their level of concern about the safety of a future black son or black daughter when dating a black man or woman. 30% of men and 23% of women, on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most concerned, say their concern level would be a 10 regarding fears for the safety of a future black son, with 60% of respondents expressing a concern level of 6 or higher on a scale of 1-10.

55% responded that they do have some level of concern about the safety of a future black daughter, with 24% citing a 10 as their level of concern.

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