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Facts and Figures About the Hispanic Market
 

POPULATION:
  Census 2000 2003 Update
  35,305,818 40,889,041
     
THE HISPANIC FAMILY:
  Household Size Total Hispanic %
 
1
9.1
 
2
19.2
 
3
17.1
 
4
21.4
 
5
14.5
 
6+
18.7
AVG.HOUSEHOLD INCOME LEVEL:
  $35,886  
     
BUYING POWER:
  2003 2008
  $652.6 Billion $1014.2 Billion (Projected) +55.4%
HISPANIC TELEVISION STATS:
         
Hispanic TV Penetration (Universe Estimates)
 
         
Month/Year Hispanic HHs Based on Total TV HHS Hispanic Cable Plus Subscribers Based on Total Hispanic TV HHs
 
%
AA(000)
%
AA(000)
Jan-2001
8.7
8,940,000
62.0%
5,540,000
Jan-2002
9.7
10,200,000
63.0%
6,430,000
Jan-2003
9.1
9,370,000
65.3%
6,350,000
Jan-2004
9.8
10,570,000
67.2%
7,100,000
         
HISPANIC CABLE PENETRATION BY HOUSEHOLD SET INFORMATION:
Year Analog Cable Digital Cable ADS
2002 46.9% 7.4% 12.1%
2003 49.4% 19.7% 16.5%
2004 41% 16.6% 17.2%
       
Total Penetration=72.6 (NHPM Sample Counts)
       
CABLE AND SATELLITE PENETRATION BY LANGUAGE:
Total 72.5%
English Dominant 77.0%
Spanish/English Equal 75.4%
Spanish Dominant 66.2%
LANGUAGE STRATIFICATION:
Demo
% Spanish Dom.
% English Dom.
% Bilingual
Households
45%
34%
21%
Men 18+
48%
29%
23%
Women 18+
44%
32%
24%
Teens
41%
32%
27%
A 18+
46%
30%
23%
Kids
52%
25%
22%
TELEVISION VIEWING:
Hispanics households watch slightly more television than the total US, but Hispanic Persons 2+ watch considerably less:
  Household Hours 55:47 Personal Hours 24:53
Total US Household Hours 55:26 Personal Hours 30:55
Source: Nielsen Media Research; UGA Selig Center

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