CATHOLICISM AND INTERMARRIAGE IN THE UNITED-STATES

The incidence of interfaith marriages depends upon how religion is mea sured. In this study, Catholic mixed-marriage rates are examined among a sample of approximately 600 currently married men and women. It is shown that the incidence of intermarriage is substantially lower if cu rrent religion is used rather than religious upbringing. It is further shown that the Catholic effect on the odds of intermarrying has decli ned over time, particularly for men and women born during the 1950s. P ROBIT is used to estimate the likelihood that Catholics intermarry.