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Not sure if the data I just found is reliable, but according to that, only about 13% of males and 0.03% of females in the US are taller than 6 feet.

by manmal 4y ago

yamtaddle 4y ago
The second figure cannot be right. I'm just a hair under 6' and I see women taller than me way more often than that would suggest. I'd maybe believe 0.3%, but 0.03% can't possibly be correct. 3 in 10,000? Got to be higher.
- deleted 4y ago
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- drdec 4y ago
  I think that it is easy to think that someone is taller than you that are the same height or even slightly shorter than you. Also, many women wear heels making them seem taller.
- bongoman37 4y ago
- 1123581321 4y ago
  It’s in the ballpark of .1%. https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2010/compendia/statab/130ed/tables/11s0205.pdf https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2010/compendia/... If you’re seeing a lot of women over six feet, you’re either around a lot of Dutch women or they’re wearing elevating shoes (heels, tall flats/clogs.) Or perhaps you slouch. :)
- Kranar 4y ago
  This is why you don't generalize based on personal experiences.
- tsol 4y ago
  Are tall women evenly distributed? I don't really know, but I wonder if having a hard time finding a partner in small towns would in some way push them towards cities, or something like that. Maybe there's something about the place you live, or the people you tend to be around.
- chrisseaton 4y ago
  > I see women taller than me way more often than that would suggest How often do you see women not wearing any shoes? Unless you have a beach lifestyle it can't be that often?
- jlbbellefeuille 4y ago
  You might be forgetting about the existence of your forehead. Your eyes will look up to a person who is the same size as you. I am 6’7” and I rarely see people my height, but when I do I have aa strange feeling because I am typically the tallest person in a room. When we are the same height, they feel taller to me because I am not familiar with looking up to the top of someone’s head.

Not sure if the data I just found is reliable, but according to that, only about 13% of males and 0.03% of females in the US are taller than 6 feet.

by manmal 4y ago

Not sure if the data I just found is reliable, but according to that, only about 13% of males and 0.03% of females in the US are taller than 6 feet.

yamtaddle 4y ago

The second figure cannot be right. I'm just a hair under 6' and I see women taller than me way more often than that would suggest. I'd maybe believe 0.3%, but 0.03% can't possibly be correct. 3 in 10,000? Got to be higher.

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drdec 4y ago
I think that it is easy to think that someone is taller than you that are the same height or even slightly shorter than you. Also, many women wear heels making them seem taller.
bongoman37 4y ago
1123581321 4y ago
It’s in the ballpark of .1%. https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2010/compendia/statab/130ed/tables/11s0205.pdf https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2010/compendia/... If you’re seeing a lot of women over six feet, you’re either around a lot of Dutch women or they’re wearing elevating shoes (heels, tall flats/clogs.) Or perhaps you slouch. :)
Kranar 4y ago
This is why you don't generalize based on personal experiences.
tsol 4y ago
Are tall women evenly distributed? I don't really know, but I wonder if having a hard time finding a partner in small towns would in some way push them towards cities, or something like that. Maybe there's something about the place you live, or the people you tend to be around.
chrisseaton 4y ago
> I see women taller than me way more often than that would suggest How often do you see women not wearing any shoes? Unless you have a beach lifestyle it can't be that often?
jlbbellefeuille 4y ago
You might be forgetting about the existence of your forehead. Your eyes will look up to a person who is the same size as you. I am 6’7” and I rarely see people my height, but when I do I have aa strange feeling because I am typically the tallest person in a room. When we are the same height, they feel taller to me because I am not familiar with looking up to the top of someone’s head.