Wulri@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agoAmericans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groupslemmy.worldimagemessage-square289linkfedilinkarrow-up1841arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1821arrow-down1imageAmericans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groupslemmy.worldWulri@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agomessage-square289linkfedilinkfile-text
Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agohousehold income over $X per what period of time? I somehow don’t find it very plausible that there are many people who believe that 21% of people are transgender, or even 30% gay or lesbian. But I too would have overestimated the number of atheists.
minus-squareNot_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days ago What period of time? Per year. At least in America if someone asks you how much you make you’ll either give hourly or yearly.
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoOK, in my country many people think in monthly income because we receive our paychecks monthly.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days ago3% Gay seems very low though. I really think that number is wrong.
household income over $X per what period of time?
I somehow don’t find it very plausible that there are many people who believe that 21% of people are transgender, or even 30% gay or lesbian. But I too would have overestimated the number of atheists.
Per year. At least in America if someone asks you how much you make you’ll either give hourly or yearly.
OK, in my country many people think in monthly income because we receive our paychecks monthly.
3% Gay seems very low though. I really think that number is wrong.