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Our Hispanic Catholic --- The Statistics



Ten percent of the U.S. population is Hispanic

Thirty percent of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic

Approximate 60% are Mexican; 14% Puerto Rican, and 5% Cuban

More than 60% were born in the United States

More than 70% are bi-lingual

Hispanics are very mobile

The smoke, drink and use drugs less than Euro-Americans or African Americans

They have a very low divorce rate

They have a very strong work ethic

Taken from Hispanic Americans Today, Bureau of the Census, 1993.