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FYIIn 2002 the Pew Hispanic Center and the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a national survey of Latinos, which explored the attitudes and experiences of the Hispanic population in the United States on topics such as identity, assimilation, discrimination, and health care. Five new survey briefs are now available that further examine the findings from the 2002 survey.

>> LATINOS IN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, NEW YORK, FLORIDA, AND NEW JERSEY

This survey brief compares the views and experiences of Latinos living in five states with large Latino populations: California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Florida. Topics include country of origin, identity, citizenship, politics, and discrimination.

>> GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES

This survey brief explores the differences in demographics, attitudes, and experiences of first, second, and third generation or higher Latinos. It also looks at "generation one and a half" - those Latinos that arrived in the United States before age 10.

>> HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCES

This survey brief examines Latinos' experiences with health care in the United States. Topics discussed include coverage, accessing health care services, and communicating with health care providers.

>> BILINGUALISM

This survey brief explores the languages Latinos speak in the United States. A close look is taken at those Latinos who speak both English and Spanish.

>> ASSIMILATION AND LANGUAGE

This survey brief explores the concept of assimilation and the role of language in explaining this process. These survey briefs as well as the 2002 National Survey of Latinos can be found at http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/pomr031704pkg.cfm or http://www.pewhispanic.org . For more information, please contact Margarita Studemeister at the Pew Hispanic Center at 202-452-8967 or Heidi Hess at the Kaiser Family Foundation at 650-854-9400.