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    II. Internet Use

    The share of Latino adults who go online has been on the rise. According to the Pew Hispanic Center survey, more than three-in-four (78%) Latinos say they use the internet or send or receive email at least occasionally. This is up 14 percentage points since 2009, when 64% said they at least occasionally went online. […]

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    V. Computer Ownership

    Nearly three-in-four (72%) Latinos say they own a desktop or laptop computer, according to the Pew Hispanic Center survey. Compared with the general public, computer ownership among Latinos is lower—79% versus 72%. Overall, whites have the highest desktop/laptop ownership rate—83%. By comparison, 70% of blacks say they own a desktop or laptop computer (Pew Research […]

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    Closing the Digital Divide: Latinos and Technology Adoption

    Overview Latinos own smartphones, go online from a mobile device and use social networking sites at similar—and sometimes higher—rates than do other groups of Americans, according to a new analysis of three surveys by the Pew Research Center. The analysis also finds that when it comes to using the internet,[1. Internet users are those who […]

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    VI. Social Networking

    Two-thirds (68%) of Latino internet users say they use Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites, according to the Pew Hispanic Center survey. By comparison, 58% of all U.S. internet users say they use Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites (Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, 2012a). Who among Latinos Online […]

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    III. Cellphone Use

    During the past three years, the share of Latino adults owning a cellphone increased from 76% in 2009 to 86% in 2012. Today, the share of Hispanics who own a cellphone is no different than the share of white adults who do so (84%) or the share of black adults who do so (90%). Among […]

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    Part 5: The present and future of libraries

    Libraries’ strengths In addition to asking our online panel of library staff members about various services that libraries do offer or might offer in the future, we also asked about what they considered to be libraries’ strengths. One common theme was libraries’ role as a community center, and their connection to patrons and other local […]

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    The Path Not Taken

    Overview Nearly two-thirds of the 5.4 million legal immigrants from Mexico who are eligible to become citizens of the United States have not yet taken that step. Their rate of naturalization—36%—is only half that of legal immigrants from all other countries combined, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center, […]

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    II. Latinos and the 2012 Presidential Election

    The Presidential Campaign and Views of the Political Parties President Barack Obama holds a 3-to-1 lead over Mitt Romney among Latino registered voters. According to the new Pew Hispanic survey, 69% of Latino registered voters say they would vote for Obama if the election were held today, while 21% say they would support Romney. This […]

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    Latinos, Religion and Campaign 2012: Latino Catholics Strongly Favor Obama, Latino Evangelicals More Divided

    Rapidly Growing Hispanic Support for Same-Sex Marriage  Washington, D.C. – Latinos are divided byreligion in their preferences in the upcoming presidential election, accordingto a new Pew Research Center survey. Three-quarters of LatinoCatholics and eight-in-ten religiously unaffiliated Latinos support PresidentBarack Obama’s re-election. However, among Latino evangelical Protestants, whoaccount for 16% of all Latino registered voters, just […]

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    IV. Growing Satisfaction with the Nation’s Direction

    Latino registered voters have grown more optimistic about the country’s direction since 2011. According to the Pew Hispanic survey, 45% of Latino registered voters say they are satisfied with the nation’s direction today, up from 36% in 2011[7. numoffset=”7″ See Lopez, Gonzalez-Barrera, and Motel, 2011.] and 27% in 2008.[8. See Lopez and Livingston, 2009.] This […]

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