Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Another "Survey Says" Pile of Crap

You've heard that "51% of American women are living without a spouse...."

Bullfeathers.

The Times got their numbers from the Census Bureau's new American Community Survey, which surveyed "117 million women over the age of 15." Wait a minute. "Over the age of 15"?

Lying with numbers, NYSlimes-style.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous1/17/2007 12:18 PM

    Are you implying that they ought to have inflated the numbers by counting under-15 female children who are too young to be married in any state of the union?

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  2. Dad291/17/2007 12:39 PM

    No--they DID inflate the percentage of "not living with spouses" women by the expedient of counting all women over the age of 15.

    So why not go whole-hog and count ALL females in the USA? That way, an even LARGER % will not be encumbered by a "spouse."

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