Black College Grads Online
That’s the percentage of black college graduates who access the internet — the highest proportion of any demographic group recorded in a recent Pew survey.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
That’s the percentage of black college graduates who access the internet — the highest proportion of any demographic group recorded in a recent Pew survey.
That’s the percentage of US adults who now say they hold a favorable view of the Republican Party, down 15 points since January 2001.
That’s the percentage of Americans who believe there is solid evidence that the average temperature of the earth has been increasing over the past few decades. That number includes large majorities of every religious group: 77% of Catholics, 79% of white mainline Protestants and 70% of white evangelicals.
That’s the portion of U.S. homeowners who expect the value of their home to go up “a lot” in the future. But another 55% still expect their home values to rise at least “a little.”
That’s the number of Hispanic workers employed in the US labor market in 2006, a year where there was strong growth in Hispanic employment.
That’s the portion of Americans who say that financial concerns are the biggest problem their family faces; family, personal and health problems are the next most cited concerns but, taken together, they account for only 11% of top worries for American families.
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of Gen Nexters — Americans in the age range 18-25 — told a recent Pew survey that they have received financial help from their parents during the past 12 months. Fully 46% say they depend on their parents or other family members for financial assistance.
That’s the percent of internet users who have logged onto the internet using a wireless connection either around the house, at their workplace, or some place else. In other words, one-third of internet users, either with a laptop computer, a handheld personal digital assistant (PDA), or cell phone, have surfed the internet or checked email using means such as WiFi broadband or cell phone networks
That’s the overall increase in Hispanic children enrolled in US public schools between 1993-94 and 2002-03.
That’s the portion of Gen Nexters — Americans ages 18-25 — who say they play games that can be hooked up to a television such as PlayStation, Xbox or GameCube. Roughly one-third of the preceding generation of Gen Xers (35%) play these types of games.
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