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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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[โ€“] kazerniel@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (5 children)

they estimated 21% of the population are trans, lol I wish ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If 21% of the population was trans, republicans ain't winning elections again.

[โ€“] Tja@programming.dev 8 points 6 days ago

You underestimate the proportion of dumb people. Trans people can also be dumb.

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