Hispanic Americans’ Trust in and Engagement With Science
Increasing representation in science is seen as important for attracting more Hispanic people to science.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Increasing representation in science is seen as important for attracting more Hispanic people to science.
About half of Americans see their identity reflected very well in the census’s race and ethnicity questions.
About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.
Hispanic registered voters in the U.S. express growing confidence in Joe Biden’s ability to handle key issues like the coronavirus outbreak.
Hispanics are more concerned than Americans overall about the threat COVID-19 poses to Americans’ health, their own finances and daily life.
Most Latino registered voters (71%) say they want government to be more involved in solving the nation’s problems.
A majority of Hispanics say they most often identify themselves by their family’s country of origin; just 24% say they prefer a pan-ethnic label.
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