Latinos Online, 2006-2008: Narrowing the Gap
From 2006 to 2008, internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64%, compared with a four percentage point rise among whites and a two percentage point rise among blacks.
2009 Publications
12.22.09
12.11.09
Between Two Worlds: How Young Latinos Come of Age in America
A Pew Hispanic Center report based on a new nationwide survey of Latino youths and on analyses of government data examines the values, attitudes, experiences and self-identity of this generation as it comes of age in America.
12.11.09
Graphic: Latino Youths Optimistic But Beset by Problems
A national survey finds that Latinos from ages 16 to 25 are satisfied with their lives and optimistic about their futures. They value education, hard work and career success. But they are more likely than other youths to drop out of school, live in poverty and become teen parents.
12.07.09
Hispanics in the News: An Event-Driven Narrative
A study of more than 34,000 news stories that appeared in major media outlets finds that most of what the public learns about Hispanics comes not through focused coverage of the life and times of this population group but through event-driven news stories in which Hispanics are one of many elements.
10.15.09
Hispanics of Guatemalan Origin in the United States, 2007
A total of 860,000 Hispanics of Guatemalan origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
10.15.09
Hispanics of Colombian Origin in the United States, 2007
A total of 797,000 Hispanics of Colombian origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
10.15.09
Hispanics of Honduran Origin in the United States, 2007
A total of 527,000 Hispanics of Honduran origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
10.15.09
Hispanics of Ecuadorian Origin in the United States, 2007
A total of 523,000 Hispanics of Ecuadorian origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
10.15.09
Hispanics of Peruvian Origin in the United States, 2007
A total of 471,000 Hispanics of Peruvian origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
10.07.09
The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood
Young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations.
10.07.09
Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap
Nearly nine-in-ten (89%) Latino young adults ages 16 to 25 say that a college education is important for success in life, yet only about half that number-48%-say that they themselves plan to get a college degree.
09.25.09
Hispanics, Health Insurance and Health Care Access
Six-in-ten Hispanic adults living in the United States who are not citizens or legal permanent residents lack health insurance, according to a new analysis of a survey it conducted in 2007.
09.16.09
Hispanics of Mexican Origin in the United States, 2007
A total of 29.2 million Hispanics of Mexican origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
09.16.09
Hispanics of Cuban Origin in the United States, 2007
A total of 1.6 million Hispanics of Cuban origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
09.16.09
Hispanics of Salvadoran Origin in the United States, 2007
A total of 1.5 million Hispanics of Salvadoran origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
09.16.09
Hispanics of Dominican Origin in the United States, 2007
A total of 1.2 million Hispanics of Dominican origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
07.22.09
Mexican Immigrants: How Many Come? How Many Leave?
The flow of immigrants from Mexico to the United States has declined sharply since mid-decade, but there is no evidence of an increase during this period in the number of Mexican-born migrants returning home from the U.S.
07.13.09
Hispanics of Puerto Rican Origin in the United States, 2007
Some 4.1 million Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin resided in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
05.28.09
Latino Children: A Majority Are U.S.-Born Offspring of Immigrants
Hispanics now make up 22% of all children under the age of 18 in the United States–up from 9% in 1980–and as their numbers have grown, their demographic profile has changed.
05.28.09
Who’s Hispanic?
The question of who’s Hispanic — and who isn’t — turns out to be pretty complicated.
05.12.09
Minorities, Immigrants and Homeownership
The boom-and-bust cycle in the U.S. housing market over the past decade and a half has generated greater gains and larger losses for minority groups than it has for whites, according to an analysis of housing, economic and demographic data.
04.30.09
Dissecting the 2008 Electorate: Most Diverse in U.S. History
The electorate in last year’s presidential election was the most racially and ethnically diverse in U.S. history, with nearly one-in-four votes cast by non-whites, according to a new analysis of Census Bureau data.
04.15.09
Mexican Immigrants in the United States, 2008
This statistical profile describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. using data from the March 2008 Current Population Survey.
04.14.09
A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States
The nation’s 11.9 million unauthorized immigrants are more geographically dispersed than in the past, according to a new demographic and geographic analysis of this group that includes population and labor force estimates for each state.
04.07.09
Hispanics and the Criminal Justice System
Latinos’ confidence in the U.S. criminal justice system is closer to the relatively low levels expressed by blacks than to the higher levels expressed by whites.
03.31.09
Sharp Growth in Suburban Minority Enrollment Yields Modest Gains in School Diversity
The student population of America’s suburban public schools has shot up by 3.4 million in the past decade and a half, and virtually all of this increase (99%) has been due to the enrollment of new Latino, black, and Asian students.
03.05.09
Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States, 2007
This statistical profile of the Latino population is based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2007 American Community Survey.
03.05.09
Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 2007
This statistical profile of the foreign-born population is based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2007 American Community Survey.
02.18.09
A Rising Share: Hispanics and Federal Crime
Sharp growth in illegal immigration and increased enforcement of immigration laws have dramatically altered the ethnic composition of offenders sentenced in federal courts.
02.12.09
Unemployment Rose Sharply Among Latino Immigrants in 2008
The current recession is having an especially severe impact on employment prospects for immigrant Hispanics.
01.15.09
Hispanics and the New Administration
A year and a half after a lengthy, often rancorous debate over immigration reform filled the chambers of a stalemated Congress, the issue appears to have receded in importance among one of the groups most affected by it–Latinos.
01.08.09
Hispanics and the Economic Downturn: Housing Woes and Remittance Cuts
Almost one-in-ten (9%) Latino homeowners say they missed a mortgage payment or were unable to make a full payment and 3% say they received a foreclosure notice in the past year.
