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If that's the cause, then you'd expect to see the same patterns in all birth records of people born in 1923 who died, for example at the age of 50 in 1973, as y
by nkrisc 4y ago
If that's the cause, then you'd expect to see the same patterns in all birth records of people born in 1923 who died, for example at the age of 50 in 1973, as you would in those from the same cohort who are still alive today.
So if you took samples of birth records for people born in 1923 who died in 1953, 1963, 1973... and so on, does the pattern hold? If these patterns of birth records are indeed evidence of fraud, you would expect to see a difference for people born in 1923 who are still "alive" today and those who died last century.
- Spooky23 4y agoYou see similar patterns in many populations with the convergence to even numbers. Typically, it’s old people struggling with memory or folks who immigrated. In the United States, there are >10,000 jurisdictions issuing vital records, many of which are less than reliable. Fraud is a strong word and inaccurate connotation. Are people lying about their age to scam pension or other benefits? Sure. But that is just one of many frauds in this area. Folks will fail to report deaths, steal the identities of dead children or any number of things.