table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 9 through 11.,,,,,,,
Table MS-3.  Interracial Married Couples:  1980 to 2002,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands. Includes all interracial married couples with at least one spouse of White or Black race.),,,,,,,
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Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census,,,,,,,
"Internet release date:  September 15, 2004",,,,,,,
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Year,Total married couples,Interracial married couples,,,,,
,,Total,Black/White,,,White/ Other race* ,Black/ Other race* 
,,,Total,Black husband White wife,White husband Black wife,,
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2002,"57,919 ","1,674 ",395 ,279 ,116 ,"1,222 ",57 
2001,"57,838 ","1,596 ",360 ,247 ,113 ,"1,173 ",63 
2000,"56,497 ","1,464 ",363 ,268 ,95 ,"1,051 ",50 
1999,"55,849 ","1,481 ",364 ,240 ,124 ,"1,086 ",31 
1998,"55,305 ","1,348 ",330 ,210 ,120 ,975 ,43 
1997,"54,666 ","1,264 ",311 ,201 ,110 ,896 ,57 
1996,"54,664 ","1,260 ",337 ,220 ,117 ,884 ,39 
1995,"54,937 ","1,392 ",328 ,206 ,122 ,988 ,76 
1994,"54,251 ","1,283 ",296 ,196 ,100 ,909 ,78 
1993,"54,199 ","1,195 ",242 ,182 ,60 ,920 ,33 
1992,"53,512 ","1,161 ",246 ,163 ,83 ,883 ,32 
1991,"53,227 ",994 ,231 ,156 ,75 ,720 ,43 
1990,"53,256 ",964 ,211 ,150 ,61 ,720 ,33 
1989,"52,924 ",953 ,219 ,155 ,64 ,703 ,31 
1988,"52,613 ",956 ,218 ,149 ,69 ,703 ,35 
1987,"52,286 ",799 ,177 ,121 ,56 ,581 ,41 
1986,"51,704 ",827 ,181 ,136 ,45 ,613 ,33 
1985,"51,114 ",792 ,164 ,117 ,47 ,599 ,29 
1984,"50,864 ",762 ,175 ,111 ,64 ,564 ,23 
1983,"50,665 ",719 ,164 ,118 ,46 ,522 ,33 
1982,"50,294 ",697 ,155 ,108 ,47 ,515 ,27 
1981,"49,896 ",639 ,132 ,104 ,28 ,484 ,23 
1980,"49,714 ",651 ,167 ,122 ,45 ,450 ,34 
Footnotes:,,,,,,,
NA  Not available.,,,,,,,
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"*   ""Other race,"" is any race other than White or Black, such as American Indian, Japanese,Chinese, etc.  This total excludes combinations of other races by other races.",,,,,,,
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"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Social and Economic Supplement: 2003 Current Population Survey, Current Population Reports, Series P20-553, ""America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2003"" and earlier reports.",,,,,,,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION contact:,,,,,,,
Fertility and Family Branch,,,,,,,
301-763-2465,,,,,,,