Posts Tagged: young Hispanic
Hispanic Millenials in the US have different health attitudes from those in Latin America
Houston Chronicle wrote that the new study, dubbed “The Hispanic Millenial Study,” was unveiled in Houston, which cited several differences between Latinos born in the U.S. and those born abroad. For example, Latinos living in the U.S. had described health as a state of happiness, while the foreign-born Latinos defined the term as the absence of illness.
Hispanic millennials are the second largest Hispanic group residing in the U.S. The Hispanic Millennial Project is a joint study formed by ThinkNow Research and Sensis, which provided more insight on the group. The study showed that Latino millennials shop independently and tend to spend more money on groceries compared to other groups.
Based on the report, 66 percent of Hispanic millennials stated that their culture and background affect their purchasing habits to some extent, 85 percent believe that chicken is healthy, while 57 percent believe that sugar is healthy. 80 percent of Hispanic millennials use recipes, 74 percent do most or all of the grocery shopping for the home and 39 percent rarely or never use coupons. Hispanic millennials spend about $149 per week on groceries. 63 percent like to consume tequila and vodka, 51 percent prefer beer, while 38 percent prefer wine.
The report also showed that 56 percent of Hispanic millennials use both food and drinks to connect to their cultural roots. Hispanic millennials born abroad consume mass market food with the purpose of getting in touch with mainstream culture. Hispanics are not very fond of doing research and availing of coupons. Many who consume large amounts of beer also state that their habit is influenced by friends and culture. Latinos that earn well are less likely to pick foods that relate to their cultural heritage.
Hispanic millennials are also affected by health and finances. They are more likely than other groups to indicate when they are on a diet to shed weight, although they are not as cautious about their diet as before. They also find whole foods important, although they do not believe that processed food pose risks. 81 percent like home-cooked dishes, although 62 percent prefer eating out.
Overall, Hispanic millennials refer to themselves as “foodies.”
Source: Published originally on LatinPost.com as Hispanic Millenials in the US Have Different Health Attitudes From Those in Latin America, January 29, 2016.
Hispanics are more optimistic about paying for college
According to a new Gallup-Lumina Foundation study, 51 percent of Hispanics think “education beyond high school is affordable to anyone in this country who needs it.”
Just 19 percent of blacks and 17 percent of whites feel the same.
So why are Hispanics way more optimistic than their white and black peers about the affordability of postsecondary education?
“This is a population of folks who are very hungry for education and see it as a pathway to a better life,” Brandon Busteed, the Gallup lead on the study and executive director of Gallup Education, told Fusion.
One potential theory Busteed offers is that there's a large immigrant population in the Hispanic community and first-generation immigrants see education as the only pathway to a good job.
Another is that data indicates adults without a postsecondary credential are more likely to think college graduates are well-prepared for the workforce than those who hold a credential, and since Hispanic adults are less likely to hold a credential than their white peers, they may have more optimism about college.
Still, whites, on average, have more than nine times the wealth of Hispanics, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that they would have a more difficult time affording college. Yet Hispanic students are less likely to take out student loans and more likely to work, according to the Institute for Higher Education Policy. Latino students are also more likely to attend community colleges, which often have relatively low tuition, close to home, which allows students to work and cut out room and board costs.
The makeup of colleges is changing as more young Hispanics pursue higher education.
Between 1976 and 2011, the percentage of college students who identified as Hispanic rose from 4 percent to 14 percent, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. In 2012, seven out of 10 Latino high school graduates enrolled in college, according to the Pew Research Center, which was higher than the enrollment rate for students identifying as white or black.
The survey found that most Americans think colleges need to do more to prepare students for success in the working world, and that they need to do more to serve an increasingly diverse array of students. Virtually all adults in the United States think high schoolers need to go on to college or technical school to be successful in today's economy.
“We as country have got to get behind this Hispanic population that is coming to college with very high expectations for it and valuing it,” Busteed said, “and make sure we're supporting them in the right ways.”
Source: Originally published on Fusion.net asHispanics are way more optimistic about paying for college than everyone else, by Emily DeRuy, April 17, 2015.
Hispanics and religion
Hispanics and religion
More than 7 in 10 Hispanics 18 to 34 are Christian - and most are Catholic. To be exact, 72 percent of Hispanics age 18 to 34 are Christian, and 51 percent are Catholic. Other Christian religions represent smaller segments of the Hispanic population: 9 percent are “Christian,” 4 percent are “other evangelical Christian,” 4 percent are Pentecostal/Charismatic, and 3 percent are Baptist.
Just over half of Catholic adults 18 to 34 in the U.S. are Hispanic. Among total U.S. Catholic adults, more than 1 in 3 are Hispanic.
Hispanics 18 to 34 are four times more likely than non-Hispanics to be Catholic. 51 percent of Hispanics age 18 to 34 are Catholic, compared with 13 percent of non-Hispanics.
Young Hispanic adults are less likely than older Hispanics to be Catholic - and as likely to be Protestant. Though the percentages of young Hispanic adults are still large, they are smaller for the 18 to 29 group. 47 percent of Hispanics 18 to 29 are Catholic, compared with 56 percent of Hispanics 30 to 49 and 60-61 percent of those over 50. Meanwhile, 29 percent of Hispanics 18 to 29 are Protestant - compared with 27 percent of Hispanics over 30. While the Catholic Church is losing young adults, other Christian religions are not.
Over the last five years, Hispanics overall have become less likely to identify as Catholic - but are as likely to be Protestant. 54 percent of Hispanics said they were Catholic in 2012, down from 58 percent in 2008. However, 28 percent said they were Protestant, comparable to the 27 percent reported in 2008.
Catholicism is in rapid decline among non-Hispanics 18 to 34. From 2008 to 2012, the percentage of non-Hispanics 18 to 34 who consider themselves Catholic fell from 18 percent to 13 percent -- a decrease of nearly 30 percent. Hispanic Catholics 18 to 34 fell at a slower pace (61 percent in 2008 to 51 percent in 2012, a 16 percent decrease). Because non-Hispanic Catholics are declining faster, Hispanics will represent a larger share of young Catholics in the U.S. in the years to come.
Though smaller in number, Hispanic Protestants are more likely than Hispanic Catholics to identify as “very religious.” 60 percent of Hispanic Protestants said they were very religious, compared with 43 percent of Hispanic Catholics. Hispanic Catholics were more likely to consider themselves to be moderately religious (39 percent, vs. 29 percent of Hispanic Protestants). This trend held across age groups, though Hispanics over 30 were more likely than the 18-29 group to classify themselves as “very religious.”
When it comes to marriage, religious compatibility is very important to young Hispanics. They consider religion to be the third most important thing, following trust and love.
Source: Originally published in Insight Tr3s as Hispanics and Religion, using various reports: Experian Simmons, Fall 2012 and Fall 2008 NHCS Adult Study 12-month; Tr3s 2012 “Hispanic 18-34s Living The 'Next Normal'”; Gallup, “U.S. Catholic Hispanic Population Less Religious, Shrinking,” March 27, 2013.