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I imagine picking people from one particular religion or culture is bound to introduce statistical skews. Mormons do seem to skew toward abstinence from a lot
by bee_rider 2y ago
I imagine picking people from one particular religion or culture is bound to introduce statistical skews.
Mormons do seem to skew toward abstinence from a lot of unhealthy habits, but the stereotype is that they drink a lot of soda, right? That’s bound to do something.
Plus if a group has a strong stigma against alcohol you’ll probably get some members with an unusually high incentive to miss-report whether or not they drink.
- n4r9 2y ago> you’ll probably get some members with an unusually high incentive to miss-report whether or not they drink As a former member of such a group, this is exactly right. Even if it's completely anonymous, there's a strong and absurd sense of "God is watching me fill out this form, better make myself look good".