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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€“] Subversive@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I'm not wrong, these categories are exclusive in the US census.

[โ€“] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Which is really weird and is more just a tell on how the US elite racialises different groups than anything.