10 Percent of Children in Britain born to Mixed Race Families

A study by the Equality and Human Rights Commission finds young people are 6 times more likely than their parents to be mixed race. In Britain, one in ten children live in mixed raced families.

The result of the increase in mixed raced families could mean that smaller ethnic groups could disappear.

The report, entitled Ethnicity and Family: Relationships Within and Between Ethnic Groups, was written by Lucinda Platt, from the University of Essex.

She said: “There is clear evidence that across groups inter-ethnic partnerships tend to be increasing.

“There has been a dramatic shift over the last 10 years and what we mean when we talk about minority groups is changing.”

The report also stated that ethnic minorities who were born in the UK were more likely to find themselves in mixed race relationships.

“Consistent with our expectations, men tended to have higher rates of inter-ethnic partnerships than women from the same group,” said Miss Platt.

“Black Caribbean men and women were the most likely of any group to be in an inter-ethnic partnership and this increased between first and second generations.