Study: African Americans, Latinos More Likely To Support Online Causes

The Chronicle Of Philanthrophy:

Ethnicity plays a role in how people perceive charitable and political causes they encounter on social networks and whether they go on to get involved with those causes, a new survey finds.

Out of 2,000 participants in the survey, 30 percent of black adults and 39 percent of Hispanics said they were more likely to support online causes rather than causes they encountered offline; 24 percent of whites said the same.

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Comments

[bestmeyet]

08:21 AM on 06/09/2011

Good to know that the 2 largest minority groups are using technology to do some good to help America.

[Ghostberry]

08:07 PM on 06/08/2011

This just in: everything plays into everyones actions.

[DallasDon]

10:29 PM on 06/04/2011

I fail to see the significance of this study; Aside from racial demographics, what's the point?
Furthermore, people are not always honest when answering surveys, online or otherwise.

[Wanjiru]

06:26 PM on 06/04/2011

I have to wonder 1) Who funds a study like this one, and 2) For what purpose?

Philanthropy is a PERSONAL choice/decision. People can and will give to whatever cause and/or demographic they are motivated to.
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[GeoTor]

06:56 PM on 06/03/2011

Ever since Charlize Theron got her American citizenship, making her an African-American at last, she's done a tonne of charitable efforts, most notably the "Charlize Theron African Outreach Project."
So, yes, African-Americans do seem to support online causes.

[teron678]

09:39 PM on 06/03/2011

LMAO ......

[it is what it mofo is]

11:22 PM on 06/03/2011

by law, not blood.. don't get it twisted..!

[Donald Rumsfeld XIV]

03:52 PM on 06/03/2011

Minorities are also more likely to support single payer, public transportation, research and development, you know, the stuff that improves America.

[sackman]

06:55 PM on 06/03/2011

Thats right, jobs , insurane good education, safe housing,

[DASChicago]

07:11 PM on 06/03/2011

and refute the nonsense that takes away from fruitful discourse. Really!