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    Methods

    The Pew Research Center Libraries 2015 Survey obtained telephone interviews with a nationally representative probability sample of 2,004 people ages 16 and older living in the United States. Interviews were conducted via landline (nLL=704) and cell phone (nC=1,300; including 760 without a landline phone). The survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI). […]

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    Chapter 2: Latinos’ Attitudes About Public Libraries and Library Services

    Hispanics feel strongly that libraries are important for their communities, just as most Americans do. But when it comes to specific library services, the Pew Research survey reveals that Hispanic library users, especially immigrants, value services such as access to free books and media or having a place to do research more than white library […]

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    Chapter 1: Using Public Libraries

    A large majority of Hispanics say they have used a public library at some time in their life, and some 46% say they have used one in the 12 months prior to the survey. However, the Pew Research survey shows that Hispanics (especially those who are foreign born) are less likely than whites and blacks […]

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    Public Libraries and Hispanics

    Hispanic immigrants are less likely than U.S.-born Hispanics, whites and blacks to use public libraries. But Hispanic immigrants who have made their way to public libraries stand out as the most appreciative of what libraries have to offer.

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    References

    Brown, Anna, and Eileen Patten. 2014. “Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States, 2012: Table 9.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, April. Hoffman, Judy, John Carlo Bertot, and Denise M. Davis. 2012. “Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2011-2012.” Chicago: American Library Association, June. Lopez, Mark Hugo, and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. […]

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    Public Libraries and Hispanics

    Hispanic immigrants are less likely than U.S.-born Hispanics, whites and blacks to use public libraries. But Hispanic immigrants who have made their way to public libraries stand out as the most appreciative of what libraries have to offer.

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    Appendix B: Explanation of Ancestry Analysis

    We use information on respondent ancestry reported in the 1980-2000 decennial censuses and the 2010-2012 American Community Survey (ACS) to estimate the proportion of the population with two significantly different racial ancestries. The ancestry question is an open-ended question that allows respondents to report up to two ancestries. The three-year 2010-2012 ACS was used, rather […]

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