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This study is amusing. The respondent group is 88% white people, 91% of the total group self-identifying with the literal string "liberal". Less than 1% latinx,
by hated 6y ago
This study is amusing. The respondent group is 88% white people, 91% of the total group self-identifying with the literal string "liberal". Less than 1% latinx, less than 1% blacks, less than 1% identifying by the literal string "conservative". On top of that respondents were only targeted by Facebook and Twitter posts.
I guess it should be no surprise white liberals that respond to Facebook and Twitter posts are removing themselves from the gene pool. But maybe it's not only them as other demographics are highly underrepresented in this study.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoAgree that this study isn't rigorous, but the fertility rate decline has been stark for some time [1] [2] [3] [4]. [1] https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rates/ https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rates/ [2] https://ifstudies.org/blog/number-2-in-2018-baby-bust-fertility-is-declining-the-most-among-minority-women https://ifstudies.org/blog/number-2-in-2018-baby-bust-fertil... (Number 2 in 2018: Baby Bust—Fertility is Declining the Most Among Minority Women) [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53409521 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53409521 (Fertility rate: 'Jaw-dropping' global crash in children being born) [4] https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/22/u-s-fertility-rate-explained/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/22/u-s-fertili... (Pew Research: Is U.S. fertility at an all-time low? Two of three measures point to yes)
- raarts 6y agoSide note: CNN article on the term 'latinx'. This is a controversial term and very unpopular in the Latino community according to Pew [1] [1] https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/12/us/latinx-term-usage-hispanics-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/12/us/latinx-term-usage-hisp...
- hated 6y agoIt's used in the research paper. Take that for what it's worth. Personally I've never heard of the term.