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You cant seriously be comparing actual cited stats for household size to lyrics from a song that was popular?

• shrubble 3y ago
  I specifically stated it was anecdotal... here are the census stats in graph form however: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/time-series/demo/families-and-households/fm-3.pdf https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizat... ; 2.5 kids plus 2 adults is 4.5 in the household.
  • thebigman433 3y ago
    4.5 in the household is very specifically not 4 kids, like you claim is common. Just an insane random hill to die on
    • shrubble 3y ago
      You're deliberately misunderstanding. Have a nice day.
• TeMPOraL 3y ago
  Why not? Stats are numbers compiled for someone at some point. A song this popular is a snapshot into how people lived and perceived themselves back then. A measurement of sorts. A disagreement between the two is a good indicator that the stats are suspect, or not the right stats to be looking at
  • woodruffw 2y ago
    The parsimonious reason is that people write songs about comfort and large, happy families, not about AGIs and statistical households of 3.3 to 3.7 people with 1 to 1.44 breadwinners. Songs (and media) reflect cultural values, not cultural realities; see also rosy movies about the "good old days" of 1960s USA being not particularly representative of the period's racial and economic strife.
  • thebigman433 2y ago
    Because people dont accurately represent their situations? This seems so silly. West Virginia has a huge culture of music singing about how its a state of coal miners, when in reality, there are less than 15k working in the coal mines, with a population of 1.75 million. That does not indicate that there are secretly a lot more coal miners, it just indicates that people are clinging to and showing off an identity that they like and want to be represented by.