Latinos Closing the Digital Divide (March 2013)
Our recently released interactive graphic lets you click through different Asian American groups to see statistics by median age, marital status, household income, homeownership rates, education and citizenship status.
Happy 7th Birthday, Twitter!
Happy 7th Birthday, Twitter! Celebrate by taking a look at our recent social media demographics report to take a closer look at who’s using Twitter. http://pewrsr.ch/VBAYby
Among the 20% of teens who do not have their own computer, two-thirds (67%) have access to one they can use at home.
However, 81% of white teens, compared with 64% of black teens, own a computer. 79% of Hispanic teens do.
Read more findings from our latest Teens and Technology report.
Who follows what news?
A breakdown of demographics and topics. 89% of all adults use local news to hear about the weather. Only 30% pay attention to zoning announcements.
Just released: Closing the Digital Divide: Latinos and Tech Adoption.
Check out this neat infographic using data from the Pew Research Internet & American Life Project. (via Adweek)
(click to enlarge)
"One hypothesis is that the growing student loan burdens are squeezing out other purchases. But it’s also possible that young people are pursuing more education and postponing job entry, family formation and household purchases."
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Rick Fry of the Pew Research Center [via Bloomberg]
Why are young Americans shedding debt almost four times faster than older adults?
While Obama’s job ratings are up at least slightly among many demographic groups, one of the most striking turnarounds over the past year is in the views of Hispanics. Read more.
"Now just 22% of Americans, nearly a record low, consider themselves Republicans."
— Our latest public opinion report looks at a whole host of issues including the budget deficit, gun control, immigration and minimum wage law. But there were some interesting party-identification numbers revealed as well.
Who’s a “typical” American?
Our latest survey on immigrant generations shows that second-generation immigrants largely think of themselves as typical Americans.
Just released: public opinion on the USPS decision to cease Saturday mail service. Other findings:
- Blacks are the only major demographic group in which a majority (55%) opposes the decision.
- People younger than 30 are far less aware of the Postal Service announcement than older people — 42% of those 18-to-29 heard nothing at all about it.
