A National Portrait of the Health and Education of Hispanic Boys and Young Men

Author

Natasha Cabrera

Lina Guzman

Kimberly Turner

Jenessa L. Malin

P. Mae Cooper

This brief provides a national portrait on the well-being of Latino boys and young men and focuses on two important dimensions of well-being—health and education. We compare the wellbeing of Hispanic boys and young men to that of their white and black peers and also, when data permit, within the same income groups. It illuminates a few key ways that the experiences of Hispanic boys and young adults differ from those of their black and white peers.

The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (Center) is supported by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of two financial assistance awards (Award # 90PH0028, from 2018-2023, and Award # 90PH0032 from 2023-2028) totaling $13.5 million across the two awards with 99 percent funded by ACF/HHS and 1 percentage funded by non-government sources. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACF/HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit the ACF website, Administrative and National Policy Requirement.