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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)
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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 18 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (3 children)

15% of the population are under 12 and almost 5% are over 80.

ed: actually, it seems like "85%" is just bullshit. Probably closer to 95% Wondering if this might not be a decade+ old chart.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 17 hours ago

80 year olds own smartphones.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

This was a survey given to adults about adults (and likely by adults, too)

[–] YouShouldSeeMyAlt@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 minutes ago

Respondents were selected from YouGov’s opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S. citizens.