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Latinos fastest growing Net users: Study
San Francisco, Aug 01: Latinos are getting on the Internet faster than other groups in the United States, but the disparity between the number of men versus women online is much greater than for other groups, according to a study released on Thursday.
San Francisco, Aug 01: Latinos are getting on the Internet faster than other groups in the United States, but the disparity between the number of men versus women online is much greater than for other groups, according to a study released on Thursday.
The percentage of Latinos using the Internet at least once per month has risen 25 per cent since 2000, while the percentage of overall Internet users has inched up only 7.6 per cent, the study from the University of California, Los Angeles found.
"Latinos are the fastest growing group" among Internet users, as well as the fastest growing ethnic group in the country, said Jeffrey Cole, director of the UCLA Center for Communication Policy.
The study found that 59 per cent of Latinos polled said they used the Internet from office, home, school or elsewhere, compared with 47 percent in 2000, Cole said. By contrast, 71 per cent of all respondents use the Internet, compared with 66 per cent three years ago.
African Americans are the second fastest growing group getting online, with a 22 per cent jump since 2000, the study found.
"One thing that hasn`t changed is the gender gap" between Latino men and Latina women online, Cole said. Of the Latinos who said they use the Internet, 51 per cent were women compared with 68 per cent men, difference of 17 percentage points.
For Internet users overall, and Asians and African Americans, the difference between men and women using the Internet was four percentage points or less. Bureau Report
"Latinos are the fastest growing group" among Internet users, as well as the fastest growing ethnic group in the country, said Jeffrey Cole, director of the UCLA Center for Communication Policy.
The study found that 59 per cent of Latinos polled said they used the Internet from office, home, school or elsewhere, compared with 47 percent in 2000, Cole said. By contrast, 71 per cent of all respondents use the Internet, compared with 66 per cent three years ago.
African Americans are the second fastest growing group getting online, with a 22 per cent jump since 2000, the study found.
"One thing that hasn`t changed is the gender gap" between Latino men and Latina women online, Cole said. Of the Latinos who said they use the Internet, 51 per cent were women compared with 68 per cent men, difference of 17 percentage points.
For Internet users overall, and Asians and African Americans, the difference between men and women using the Internet was four percentage points or less. Bureau Report