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\"2013-03_Latinos-Technology-05\"<\/figure>\n\n

The share of Latino adults who go online has been on the rise. According to the Pew Hispanic Center survey, more than three-in-four (78%) Latinos say they use the internet or send or receive email at least occasionally. This is up 14 percentage points since 2009, when 64% said they at least occasionally went online.<\/p>\n\n

Gains in the share of Latinos going online have been largely driven by growing shares of foreign-born Latinos and Spanish-dominant Latinos online. Since 2009, internet use rates among these groups increased 18 percentage points and 27 percentage points respectively.<\/p>\n\n

However, despite these gains, a digital divide continues to exist among Hispanics, with English-dominant Hispanics and native-born Hispanics more likely to go online than Spanish-dominant Hispanics and foreign-born Hispanics.<\/p>\n\n

Among Hispanics, Who Goes Online?<\/h3>\n\n
\"2013-03_Latinos-Technology-06\"<\/figure>\n\n

Across demographic subgroups of Hispanics, internet use rates vary. Nearly all (95%)<\/p>\n\n

Hispanic adults with family incomes of $50,000 or more say they go online at least occasionally, as do young Hispanics ages 18 to 29 (93%), and Hispanics with annual family incomes between $30,000 and $49,999 (93%).<\/p>\n\n

Internet usage shares are lowest among the Spanish dominant (63%), those who do not have a high school diploma (58%) and those ages 65 and older (33%), though only among older Hispanics is the share that goes online less than half.<\/p>\n\n

Internet use rates are also linked to educational attainment. As noted above, those who have no high school diploma are least likely to go online (58%). Among those with a high school diploma, 85% go online at least occasionally. And among those with some college education, 91% go online.<\/p>\n\n

Demographics of Hispanic Internet Users<\/h3>\n\n
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Hispanic internet users are demographically different from Hispanics who do not use the internet.<\/p>\n\n

Half (50%) of Hispanic internet users are U.S. born, while about two-in-ten (21%) Hispanics who do not use the internet are U.S. born.<\/p>\n\n

Hispanic internet users are more likely to be fluent in English than are Hispanic non-internet users. Among internet users, nearly three-in-four are either English dominant (31%) or bilingual (41%). By comparison, fewer than half of non-internet users are either English dominant (13%) or bilingual (29%).<\/p>\n\n

Having children in a household is linked to going online. Half (52%) of Hispanic internet users have dependent children under age 18 living in their households. Among Hispanic non-internet users, about one-third (35%) have dependent children under 18 living in their households.<\/p>\n\n

Latino internet users are also more likely to be ages 18 to 29 (35%) than Latinos who do not use the internet (9%). And they are less likely to be ages 65 or older\u20144% versus 26% respectively.<\/p>\n\n

Educational attainment is also linked to going online. More than four-in-ten (42%) Latino internet users have some college experience. By comparison, just 15% of non-internet users have some college experience.<\/p>\n\n

Similarly, annual family income is correlated with going online. Fewer than half (46%) of Hispanic internet users have annual family incomes below $30,000. By contrast, nearly two-thirds (64%) of non-internet users have annual family incomes below $30,000.<\/p>\n\n

Accessing the Internet Through a Mobile Device<\/h3>\n\n
\"2013-03_Latinos-Technology-08\"<\/figure>\n\n

Three-in-four (76%) Hispanic internet users say they access the internet on a cellphone, tablet or other mobile handheld device at least occasionally, according to the Pew Hispanic survey.<\/p>\n\n

Among Latino internet users, usage rates vary across demographic subgroups. Fully 87% of Latinos ages 18 to 29 and those with annual family incomes of $50,000 or more say they access the internet through a mobile device. By contrast, about three-in-ten (29%) Latino internet users ages 65 and older access the internet through a mobile device.<\/p>\n\n

Language is closely related to accessing the internet through a handheld device. Some 81% of English-dominant and 79% of bilingual Latino internet users say they use a mobile handheld device like a cellphone or tablet computer to access the internet. By contrast, 65% of Spanish-dominant Latino internet users do the same.<\/p>\n\n

Nativity is also closely related to mobile internet use. Some 81% of native-born Hispanic internet users access the internet through a mobile device. By comparison, 70% of foreign-born Hispanic internet users say the same.<\/p>\n\n

Demographics of Hispanic Mobile Internet Users<\/h3>\n\n
\"2013-03_Latinos-Technology-09\"<\/figure>\n\n

Hispanic internet users who access the internet through a mobile device are demographically different from those who go online but do not do so from a mobile device.<\/p>\n\n

More than half (54%) of Hispanic internet users who access the internet from a mobile device are U.S. born. By contrast, just 39% of Hispanic internet users who access the internet only from non-mobile devices are native born.<\/p>\n\n

Latino mobile internet users are more likely to be English dominant or bilingual than are Hispanic internet users who do not use a mobile device. Among those who use a mobile device to access the internet, nearly three-quarters (76%) are either English dominant (33%) or bilingual (43%). By comparison, about six-in-ten (59%) of those who access the internet only from non-mobile devices are either English dominant (24%) or bilingual (34%).<\/p>\n\n

Latinos who access the internet with mobile devices are also more likely than Latinos who do not use mobile devices to access the internet to be ages 18 to 29\u201441% versus 19%. And they are less likely to be ages 65 or older\u20141% versus 11%.<\/p>\n\n

Educational attainment is also linked to going online with a mobile device. More than four-in-ten (45%) Latino mobile internet users have some college experience. By comparison, three-in-ten (30%) internet users who do not access the web with a mobile device have some college experience.<\/p>\n\n

Similarly, high family income is correlated with using a mobile device for accessing the internet. About three-in-ten (29%) Hispanic internet users who use a mobile device to access the internet have annual family incomes of $50,000 or more. By contrast, just 14% of internet users who access the internet only from non-mobile devices have annual family incomes of $50,000 or above.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The share of Latino adults who go online has been on the rise. According to the Pew Hispanic Center survey, more than three-in-four (78%) Latinos say they use the internet or send or receive email at least occasionally. This is up 14 percentage points since 2009, when 64% said they at least occasionally went online. 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