Title: Hispanic Heritage Month 2019: 8 Surprising Facts About Latinos In The US
Headings: Hispanic Heritage Month 2019: 8 Surprising Facts About Latinos In The US
Hispanic Heritage Month 2019: 8 Surprising Facts About Latinos In The US
Content: A study from PricewaterhouseCoopers has found that Hispanics, which make up 16.7 percent of the U.S. population according to the U.S. Census Bureau, are more open to mobile technology than non-Hispanics. Some key findings include: Hispanics are more likely to access coupons and banking services through mobile devices, 65 percent of Hispanic respondents conduct banking (ex. check their balance, pay a bill or make a transaction) from their mobile device but only 53 percent of non-Hispanic respondents do the same, Hispanic consumers use mobile payments at higher rates (24 percent) than non-Hispanic consumers (13 percent) and Hispanic consumers text more and use location-based apps more than non-Hispanics. 4. Immigration is not the biggest issue for Hispanics. The Pew Research Center has found in a recent survey that the most pressing issue in the Hispanic community is education, followed by jobs and the economy and healthcare. That's not to say immigration reform isn't important to the Latino community -- one-third of the Hispanic population that was surveyed said immigration was an "extremely important" issue and in 2013, seven out of ten Latinos said Congress needed to pass new immigration legislation. But of the immigrant population -- which is the largest growing in the United States — other social issues are deemed more important. 5.