In January 2005, information about how much Americans spend for health care, groceries, clothing, transportation, housing and other items will be collected by U.S. Census Bureau field representatives from a sample of randomly selected households across the country.
Research
Teens Will Spent $169B In 2004.
Teens are projected to spend $169 billion in 2004, a slight decrease from 2003, according to the most recent study by Teenage Research Unlimited (TRU).
Why Teens Want Wireless.
Camera phones are one of the top gift picks among US teenagers this holiday season, ranking second to MP3 players and rising two places up from fourth place in 2003.
Where Latinos Live.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, most Latinos do not live in densely packed, highly homogenous, Spanish-language communities dominated by immigrant cultures. Rather, most live in neighborhoods with non-Hispanic majorities.
Bush 2004 Gains Among Hispanics Strongest With Men,& In South & Northeast.
In the fall of 2000, only 34 percent of Hispanic men supported him over Al Gore, but in 2004, 46 percent did. Among Hispanic women, his support rose only from 35 to 36 percent, a statistically insignificant change.
The Nation Adds 3M People Last Year.
The nation’s population grew by 1.0 percent (2.9 million people) between July 1, 2003, and July 1, 2004, to 293.7 million, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. With a growth rate of 4.1 percent, Nevada ranked first among states for the 18th consecutive year.
How Women Really Feel About Their Homes.
Global advertising agency Leo Burnett released the results of a new study that uncovers how North American women feel about the home and their role within it.
Gays Lead Non-Gays In Cell Phone Use, Cable TV & HDTV Viewership.
According to a recent nationwide online survey, eight in 10 (79%) gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) adults have cellular phone service compared to a slightly lower percentage (72%) of heterosexual adults.
Rapid Acceptance Of English By Children & Grandchildren Of Immigrants.
English is still the overwhelming language of choice for children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants, according to a new report from the University at Albany’s Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research.
Overall Lack Of Coverage Of Latinos Un The Network Evening News.
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is once again discouraged by the lack of coverage of Latinos on the network evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC which collectively are among the major sources of television news in the country.
Chinese Radio Listening.
Arbitron Inc. will survey the radio listening of Chinese-American consumers using bilingual Chinese-English diaries in the Los Angeles and New York metropolitan radio markets in Winter 2005.
