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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)

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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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[–] Outbound7404@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Have you considered you might actually be in a minority?

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In which way?

[–] Outbound7404@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The fact that you think everyone is a little gay to the point that almost no one is straight is a concept well outside the realms of what most would agree with. You and your friend group are the minority.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 12 hours ago

What a weirdly specific way to phrase that.

But anyway, a quick search popped this up: https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/23914-kinsey-scale-sexuality-millennials-2019-poll

Same-sex attraction is more widely reported for Millennials than older generations. In fact, fewer than half (46%) of Millennials say they are completely heterosexual, according to new research from YouGov RealTime.