The grant allowed researchers to extend to New England the Latino National Survey, a study of political and social attitudes of more than 8,600 Latino residents of the United States. The research team surveyed an additional 1,200 Latino residents of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts (citizens and non-citizens) using anonymous, bilingual telephone surveys in 2007-08.
The New England survey is far more extensive than some current national surveys, say the researchers.
"This data provides scholars, government leaders, and policy-makers with a much-needed baseline of data and understanding of this segment of the population," said Hu-DeHart. "The information collected by this project will help overcome the current reliance on nationally based data that forces a standardization and homogenizing of Latino experiences, which is not reflective of reality."
The group is also planning a national conference for fall 2009 that will bring together scholars and policy-makers to share and discuss this research.
The complete report is available online at http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Race_Ethnicity/events/research.html
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