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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups Chart shows Estimated proportions are calculated by averaging weighted responses (ranging from 0% to 100%, rounded to the nearest whole percentage) to the question "If you had to guess, what percentage of American adults..." True proportions were drawn from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and polls by YouGov and other polling firms.

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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups Chart shows Estimated proportions are calculated by averaging weighted responses (ranging from 0% to 100%, rounded to the nearest whole percentage) to the question "If you had to guess, what percentage of American adults..." True proportions were drawn from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and polls by YouGov and other polling firms.
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Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦 (kegill@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Nov-2024 06:43:51 JST Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦

A 2022 YouGov survey suggests that conservative talking points have an ripe if uneducated audience:
“Americans tend to vastly overestimate the size of minority groups.”
— Trans people: 21% but actually 1%
— Black people: 41% but actually 12%
— Jewish people: 30% but actually 2%
https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population
#USPolitics #Election2024 #demographics #LGBTQ

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