Other studies have demonstrated a decreased morbidity and mortality from asthma among Hispanic adults [ 40, 41, 42].

But Hispanics vote in much lower percentages than other ethnic groups because more than half of the Hispanic adults here are not citizens, experts say.

Half of all Hispanic adults have not completed high school.

Nearly 38 percent of all Hispanic adults are non-citizens.

About 12,700 Hispanic adults, including the 5,500 Puerto Ricans, moved into the city and began receiving benefits.

The audience jumped 28 percent from February in the network's key demographic, Hispanic adults from age 18 to 49.

White adults outscored black and Hispanic adults in all three of the literacy categories.

Nearly 60 percent of Hispanic adults who scored in the lowest level were born in other countries.

Like Hispanic adults, they tend to be less likely to speak up in a dangerous situation, often due to their immigration status.

Only one in four Hispanic adults voted that year; more than a third were not eligible to register because they were not American citizens.