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Latinos Online, 2006-2008: Narrowing the Gap PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 December 2009

PEW HISPANIC CENTER 

From 2006 to 2008, internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64%.  In comparison, the rates for whites rose four percentage points, and the rates for blacks rose only two percentage points during that time period.  Though Latinos continue to lag behind whites, the gap in internet use has shrunk considerably.

For Latinos, the increase in internet use has been fueled in large part by increases in internet use among groups that have typically had very low rates of internet use.  In particular, foreign-born Latinos, Latinos with less than a high school education, and Latinos with household incomes of less than $30,000 experienced particularly large increases in internet use. 

READ MORE: http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=119





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