FIGURE2 Salvadoran Views of Identity % saying they most often describe themselues as Hispa nic origin term Hispa nic/Latino American % saying they think of themselues as
“Salvadoran” is the identity term used most often. When asked in a 2013 Pew Research Center survey what term they use to describe themselves most often, about half of Salvadoran adults (49%) say they most often use term “Salvadoran.” Some 12% say they describe themselves most often as “American.” About one-third (36%) most often use the pan-ethnic terms of “Hispanic” or “Latino” to describe their identity. By comparison, 54% of all U.S. Hispanics say they prefer their ancestor’s Hispanic origin term to describe their identity, 23% say they describe themselves most often as “American” and two-in-ten use the pan-ethnic terms of “Hispanic” or “Latino” to describe their identity. In regard to the pan-ethnic terms of “Hispanic” or “Latino,” about half of Salvadoran adults (49%) have no preference for either term. Among those who have a preference, more prefer the term “Hispanic” (28% of all Salvadorans), while 22% prefer the term “Latino.” By comparison, half of all Hispanic adults have no preference for either term, and among those who do have a preference, Hispanic is favored over Latino 2-to-1. When asked in the 2013 Pew Research survey whether they thought of themselves as a typical American or very different from a typical American, Salvadorans are more likely to see themselves as “very different from a typical American” (51%) compared with about one-third of Salvadoran adults (35%) who see themselves as “a typical American.” By comparison, Hispanic adults overall are more likely to think of themselves as typical Americans (49%) than very different from a typical American (44%).
FIGURE2  | Salvadoran Views of Identity  | % saying they most often describe themselues as  | Hispa nic origin term Hispa nic/Latino  | American  | Salva dorans  | 49  | 36 12  | All Hispa nics  | 54  | 20  | 23  | % saying they prefer the term  | No preference Hispanic Latino  | Salva dorans  | 49  | 28  | 22  | All Hispa nics  | 50  | 33  | 15  | % saying they think of themselues as  | Very different from  | a typical  | typical American  | American  | Salva dorans  | 35  | 51  | All Hispa nics  | 49  | 44  | Note: Don 'tknow/Refused" responses notshown. Fortop chart,  | volunteered responses of Depends responses notshown.  | Source: Pew Research Centersurvey ofHispanic adults May24  | July 28 2013 (N=5 103 including.271 Sa [vadoran adults)  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 