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    Chapter 3: Importance of Religion

    Compared with the general public, fewer Asian Americans say religion is very important in their lives, while more say religion is either not too important or not at all important to them. There are, however, big differences among Asian-American religious groups on this measure. When it comes to views on the importance of religion, one […]

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    Explaining Why Minority Births Now Outnumber White Births

    The nation’s racial and ethnic minority groups—especially Hispanics—are growing more rapidly than the non-Hispanic white population, fueled by both immigration and births. This trend has been taking place for decades, and one result is the Census Bureau’s announcement today that non-Hispanic whites now account for a minority of births in the U.S. for the first time.

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    VII. Changes in the Characteristics of the Hispanic Population, 2000 to 2010

    The Hispanic population grew by about 15.5 million people from 2000 to 2010—a 44% increase. In 2000, there were 35.2 million Hispanics living in the U.S. Today, there are 50.7 million Hispanics.[9. numoffset=”9″ Based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and the 2010 American Community Survey (1% IPUMPS). For additional […]

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    Public’s Top Stories: Martin Case, Election, Economy

    Overview Developments in the Trayvon Martin murder case and news about the candidates for president topped the public’s news interest last week, with about as many saying they followed news about the economy most closely. Roughly two-in-ten (22%) say their top story was developments in the legal case against George Zimmerman, the community watch volunteer […]

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    Appendix C. Methodology

    The measures of migration developed for this report draw on numerous data sources from both Mexico and the U.S. The principal Mexican data sources are: Mexican censuses (Censos de Población y Vivienda) of 1990, 2000 and 2010 (10% sample of each); The Mexican Population Count (II Conteo de Población y Vivienda) of 2005 (10% sample); […]

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    III. Mexicans Sent Back to Mexico by U.S. Authorities

    How many of the “immigrants” to Mexico were sent back by U.S. authorities? Of the 1.4 million Mexican immigrants and their children who returned to Mexico from the U.S. between 2005 and 2010, the Pew Hispanic Center estimates that anywhere from 5% to 35% were sent back by U.S. authorities at some point during that […]

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    II. Esther Cepeda: I’m a Minority Within a Minority

    <!– Tell Us Your Story Join the conversation about ethnic identity on the Pew Hispanic Center Facebook page. –> Any day you learn something important about yourself is a great day. That’s how I felt the day the Pew Hispanic Center published its report “When Labels Don’t Fit: Hispanics and Their Views of Identity.” That […]