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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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[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 102 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Feels like they polled an elementary school in Philadelphia

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