From United Press International (UPI)
Study: Whites prefer dating whites online
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. whites prefer to date members of their own race, while blacks are more likely to cross the racial barrier to find romance, researchers suggest.
Researchers [including I School professor Coye Cheshire and 2010 Ph.D. graduate Andrew Fiore] at the University of California, Berkeley, analyzed the racial preferences and online activity of 1 million profiles of U.S. singles looking for love online at a major Internet dating service from 2009 to 2010.
The online dating service asked subscribers if they wanted to date only within their race, or if they preferred someone outside their race, or if they were open to dating someone of any race....