Datasets

2004 National Survey of Latinos: Education

by The Pew Hispanic Center and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Field Dates: 8/7/03 – 10/15/03

Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 3,421 respondents age 18 and older

This is a comprehensive survey of Latino attitudes toward education, public schools and a variety of education issues, including the No Child Left Behind Act. This national survey is released against the backdrop of major changes in the nation’s K-12 system as states and school districts apply sweeping new federal requirements.

The sample design employed a highly stratified disproportionate RDD sample of the 48 contiguous states. The results are weighted to represent the actual distribution of adults throughout the United States.

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2002 National Survey of Latinos

by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Kaiser Family Foundation

Field Dates: 4/4/02 – 6/11/02

Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 2,929 Latinos and 1,284 non-Latinos respondents age 18 and older

This survey was designed to explore the attitudes and experiences of Latinos on a wide variety of topics. The data set contains perceptions about identity, views about life in the United States, experiences with discrimination, both from within the Hispanic community, and from non-Hispanic groups, language abilities and preferences, economic and financial conditions, and experiences with the health care system. The survey also explored differences in the attitudes and experiences of Latinos from various places of origin including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Colombians.

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