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Latinx Awareness Has Doubled Among U.S. Hispanics Since 2019, but Only 4% Use It

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75% who have heard of the term say it should not be used Pew Research Center surveyed 5,078 Hispanic adults from Nov. 6 to Nov. 19, 2023 .

The pan-ethnic terms Hispanic and Latino are used interchangeably in this report.

The survey was conducted online in both English and Spanish .

About a third of Hispanics who have heard of Latinx say it is a bad thing for people to use Latinx more often.

Another 38% of Hispanics view growing use of the term as neither good nor bad, and 14% say they are not sure.

About half of Latinos have heard the term Latinx , regardless of political party affiliation.

Some of its earliest uses can also be traced to Latin America .

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semi-formal

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English

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56

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

External references

21

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