Latinas With Access to Internet More Politically Active
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Latina voters with access to the Internet and new media are much more likely to be politically and civically involved, according to a new poll released earlier this month by Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE).
The poll “debunks the myths about our community,” said Helen Iris Torres, executive director of HOPE. “One million Latinas have access to the Internet. This is an opportunity to provide them with information that they are interested in.”
The poll, conducted in English and Spanish, interviewed 500 registered Latina voters in California.
The poll found that 56 percent of registered Latina voters are “plugged in” to new media, and regularly access the Internet and social media Web sites. There is a clear language and education divide when it comes to Internet usage. Seventy-one percent of English- speaking Latinas regularly go online, compared to 41 percent of Spanish-speakers. College graduates are also much more likely to be online than those with a high school diploma or less.
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The poll “debunks the myths about our community,” said Helen Iris Torres, executive director of HOPE. “One million Latinas have access to the Internet. This is an opportunity to provide them with information that they are interested in.”
The poll, conducted in English and Spanish, interviewed 500 registered Latina voters in California.
The poll found that 56 percent of registered Latina voters are “plugged in” to new media, and regularly access the Internet and social media Web sites. There is a clear language and education divide when it comes to Internet usage. Seventy-one percent of English- speaking Latinas regularly go online, compared to 41 percent of Spanish-speakers. College graduates are also much more likely to be online than those with a high school diploma or less.
read the rest of this article at
www.newamericamedia.org
New America Media, News Report, Carolyn Ji Jong Goossen, Video,Ann Bassette
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