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Latino attitudes and the environment According to a recent report from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), Latinos are the most likely racial/ethnic group (45 percent) to consider regional air pollution a big problem, followed by blacks (36 percent), white (29percent) and Asian (24 percent). Overall, one of every three Californians say regional air pollution is a big problem, and many residents believe air quality in their region has worsened over the past 10 years, a perception more widely held by Latinos (62 percent). The report also found there are disparities in the level of health threat posed by air pollution. Blacks and Latinos are far more likely than Asians to say regional air pollution poses a very serious health threat to them and their families and to believe this health threat is more serious in lower-income areas of their region )68 percent Latinos, 63 percent blacks, 55 percent Asians, 37 percent whites). Majorities across racial/ethnic groups believe the effect of global warming is already happening, but Latinos are more likely to hold this view and most likely to say this phenomenon is a very serious threat to California's future. Source: Public Policy Institute of California, "Latinos attitudes and the environment Fact Sheet", November 2007, http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/jtf/JTF_LatinoAttitudesEnvironmentJTF.pdf
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