Research

Twice a year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reports on the status of the high-speed Internet access sector in the US. The FCC defines a high-speed Internet connection as one greater than 200 kilobytes per second in at least one direction.

The July report shows that there were 7.7 million new residential broadband subscribers in 2005, equating to a growth rate of 21.8% from a year earlier. The report reveals there were 4.3 million new ADSL subscribers compared with 3.4 million new cable Internet subscribers.

Rapid increases in the foreign-born population at the state level are not associated with negative effects on the employment of native-born workers, according to a study by the Pew Hispanic Center that examines data during the boom years of the 1990s and the downturn and recovery since 2000.

An analysis of the relationship between growth in the foreign-born population and the employment outcomes of native-born workers revealed wide variations across the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Like television for a previous generation, the Internet is quickly becoming the principal mode of information and communication for today’s youth. Young people now turn to the Internet to read the news, chat with their friends, play games, download music, and to shop.

With total buying power in excess of $400 billion, Asian Americans represent the single most affluent consumer group in the United States, according to Asian Americans in the U.S, a new report from market research publisher Packaged Facts.

The construction sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings or engineering projects (e.g., highways and utility systems). The information is presented for metropolitan statistical areas and municipios.

The Census Bureau released annual estimates of state and county populations by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin for 2000 to 2005.

The estimates for each race and Hispanic group are cross-tabulated by single year of age and selected age groups for each state and by five-year age groups for counties. In addition to the estimates for states and counties, this release contains population estimates by age and sex for Puerto Rico and its municipios.

McDonald’s is the number one fast food brand among people with kids in their household, according to consumer research firm Scarborough Research. Almost one-third (31 percent) of U.S. adults with children ate at a McDonald’s during the past week.

The New Generation Latino Consortium, a non-profit group of professionals dedicated to educating and informing the business and entertainment worlds about the importance of the New Generation Latino (NGL) audience, recently launched a groundbreaking quantitative study with the support of MTV-Tr3s, LATV, AIM-TV, MiGente.com, Batanga.com, Tu Ciudad Magazine, LatCom Communications, NocheLatina.com, Cookman International, GlobalHue, The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) and New American Dimensions research group.

According to their folks, kids may have a pretty rough time of it in the future.

The general population is far more likely to agree to participate in a research study using a cell phone than a pager-like device. That’s the finding of a telephone survey commissioned by The Media Audit/Ipsos via a national study of 1,000 randomly selected adults conducted last week (July 11 to 17) as part of The Media Audit/Ipsos’s bid for the US radio ratings contract.

Firefighters, doctors, and nurses are seen as prestigious occupations by U.S. adults, while business executives, stockbrokers and real estate agents are seen at the opposite end of the spectrum when it comes to having prestigious occupations.

A new study on the cultural influence of Asian American youth released by New American Dimensions and interTrend Communications reveals that Asian American youth are increasingly generating some of the key trends in pop culture being embraced by the rest of mainstream American youth culture.