Latinos and Digital Technology, 2010
Latinos are less likely than whites to access the internet, have a home broadband connection or own a cell phone, according to survey findings from the Pew Hispanic Center.
Gretchen Livingston
Gretchen Livingston is a Senior Researcher at the Pew Hispanic Center. Her primary areas of interest include immigrant adaptation, gender, social networks and family structure. She earned her Ph.D. in Demography and Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, and prior to joining the Pew Hispanic Center she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Princeton University Office of Population Research.
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How Young Latinos Communicate with Friends in the Digital Age
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Hispanics and the New Administration
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Latinos Online
Hispanics with lower levels of education and English proficiency remain largely disconnected from the internet.
