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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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    References

    Blumberg, Stephen J., and Julian V. Luke. 2012. “Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2011.” Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, June. Lopez, Mark Hugo. 2010. “Latinos and the 2010 Elections: Strong Support for Democrats; Weak Voter Motivation.” Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, October. Lopez, Mark Hugo. […]

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    References

    Acemoglu, Daron, and David Autor. 2012. “What Does Human Capital Do? A Review of Goldin and Katz’s The Race between Education and Technology,” Journal of Economic Literature, June, vol. L, no. 2, pp. 426-463. Aud, Susan, William Hussar, Grace Kena, Frank Johnson, and Erin Roth. 2012. National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences. […]

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    Section 1: Views of Obama, Congress, the Parties

    Barack Obama’s job approval rating now stands at 55%, up 11 points since January and his highest rating since the fall of 2009, with the exception of a brief period following the killing of Osama bin Laden last year. Obama’s personal favorability rating is 59%, up nine points since early October, shortly after his widely […]

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    Section 5: The Reversing of the “Educational Reversal”

    In terms of both high school completion and bachelor’s degree completion, today’s young adults are outpacing earlier generations of young adults. Educational attainment has continued to increase, although the gains are not as large as they were in the first half of the 20th century (Goldin and Katz, 2008). In recent years, some analysts have […]

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    Other Religions

    Worldwide, there are an estimated 58 million members of other religions, accounting for nearly 1% of the global population. The “other religions” category is diverse and comprises groups not classified elsewhere. This category includes followers of religions that are not specifically measured in surveys and censuses in most countries: the Baha’i faith, Taoism, Jainism, Shintoism, […]

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    V. Top Issues in this Year’s Presidential Campaign

    The survey finds that education, jobs and the economy, and health care are the top issues for Latinos in this year’s presidential campaign. A majority (55%) of Latino registered voters say the issue of education is “extremely important” to them personally. This is followed closely by jobs and the economy (54%) and health care (50%). […]

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