The urgency expressed by Pope Francis on global poverty and inequality is grounded in harsh reality. 4.4 billion people – 71% of the global population of 6.2 billion – lived on $10 or less per day in 2011, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the most recently available data.
A majority of all Hispanic adults identify as Catholic and a large majority of Hispanic Catholics speak Spanish fluently. Eight-in-ten Hispanic Catholics use mostly Spanish or are bilingual. In fact, they are more likely to be Spanish speakers than non-Catholic Hispanics (68%).
Field dates: 10/16/13 – 10/31/13 Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 802 Asian Americans ages 18 and older. Margin of Error: +/- 5.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence interval. This survey focused on politics, attitudes regarding immigration legislation, illegal immigration, and naturalization.
Field dates: 10/16/13 – 11/3/13 Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 701 Latinos ages 18 and older. Margin of Error: +/- 4.4 percentage points at the 95% confidence interval. This survey focused on politics, attitudes regarding immigration legislation, illegal immigration, and naturalization.
The U.S. Hispanic population has long been characterized by its immigrant roots. But as immigration from Latin America slows, the immigrant share among each of the nation’s largest Hispanic origin groups is in decline.
An estimated 248,000 Hispanics of Venezuelan origin resided in the United States in 2013, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
An estimated 746,000 Hispanics of Spanish origin resided in the United States in 2013, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
An estimated 5.1 million Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin resided in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in 2013, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
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