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ONLINE RESEARCH PROJECT
From Pew Hispanic Center and Migration Information
Source;
Report By Caitlin Whelan
THE LATINO DIGITAL DIVIDE:
THE LATINO BORN VERSUS THE NATIVE
BORN: PEW HISPANIC RESEARCH
T H E L AT I N O D I G I TA L D I V I D E : T H E L AT I N O B O R N V E R S U S T H E N AT I V E
B O R N
Technology use of Latino born hispanics is much behind their American
born counterparts, as well as Americans.
Latinos are the largest minority group and the largest immigrant group,
yet there numbers regarding technology use are behind those of Americans.
More than three-fourths (76%) of Latinos use a cell phone, compared with
86% of non-Latinos.
Non-Hispanics are fast approaching a universal use of technology
Both nativity and generation determine cell phone use for latinos.
Nativity generally increases cell phone use, while the older the generation,
the more cell phone use decreases.
T H E L AT I N O D I G I TA L D I V I D E : T H E L AT I N O B O R N V E R S U S T H E N AT I V E B O R N
English proficiency is also a predictor of cell phone use for the 16 and up
age group 84% of those who are English dominant use cell phones, compared
with 76% of those who are bilingual and 69% of those who use primarily
Spanish. This reflects the importance of language as an indication of
assimilation, as well as the ability of the 16 and up age group to assimilate.
Hispanic males ages 16 and older are more likely than their female
counterparts to report using a cell phone. This may reflect some evidence of
persisting gender roles from Hispanic culture
Internet use follows generally the same outcomes as does cell phone use
between Latinos and Native borns.
CONCLUSION
Much of this evidence is clearly the product of
assimilation.
America is a nation based on speed and is thus
unconditionally absorbed in the technology
revolution. Disparities among Latinos and Native
borns in using technology can most likely be linked
back to cultural differences. American speed and
high-paced life stands somewhat opposed to
Hispanic culture, in many but not all cases.