Report: Hispanics Lag Behind In Technology Use

A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center found that while Hispanics have much lower levels of home broadband use compared with whites, the gap narrows when it comes to cell phone use.

The report found that only 45 percent of Hispanics use broadband at home, compared with 65 percent of whites and 52 percent of blacks. While Hispanics and blacks had about the same levels of Internet use in 2010, about 65 percent, they still lagged behind whites, 77 percent of whom reported going online. The technology gap narrows when it comes to cell phone use by Hispanics. Hispanics reported having the lowest levels of cell phone ownership at 76 percent, compared with 79 percent for blacks and 85 percent for whites. The report suggests that the lower levels of technology use by Hispanics are linked to their income and education levels.