Filthy Disease Ridden Queers delenda est...
Posted on 02/14/2014 3:28:21 PM PST by Salman
According to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, about 20 percent of the population is attracted to their own gender. That’s nearly double the usual estimates of about 10 percent. The authors explain that their methodology might have something to do with it:
Participants were randomly assigned to either a “best practices method” that was computer-based and provides privacy and anonymity, or to a “veiled elicitation method” that further conceals individual responses. Answers in the veiled method preclude inference about any particular individual, but can be used to accurately estimate statistics about the population. Comparing the two methods shows sexuality-related questions receive biased responses even under current best practices, and, for many questions, the bias is substantial. The veiled method increased self-reports of non-heterosexual identity by 65% (p<0.05) and same-sex sexual experiences by 59% (p<0.01). The veiled method also increased the rates of anti-gay sentiment. Respondents were 67% more likely to express disapproval of an openly gay manager at work (p<0.01) and 71% more likely to say it is okay to discriminate against lesbian, gay, or bisexual individuals (p<0.01).
(Excerpt) Read more at smithsonianmag.com ...
“According to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, about 20 percent of the population is attracted to their own gender. That’s nearly double the usual estimates of about 10 percent.”
Is it now smiled upon to publish laughable BS in this country? Well, we have the Washington Compost, so I guess so.
Usual estimates are NOT 10% and haven’t been since before the 1950s for crying out loud! You might as well declare that Thalidomide has no side effects. The vast majority of demographers agree, the number is likely 2-3%, with an additional .1% of trannies.
That’s all folks. If 20% of the country were homosexual we’d be in a complete DEMOGRAPHIC MELTDOWN! This is just garbage on its face. You might as well claim 20% of the country is infertile. Yet again, propaganda. These people need to ridiculed for their stupidity, but its good to see that when the poll asks the question about so-called ‘discrimination’ in a veiled way, people reveal that its just social pressure forcing them to conform to the homosexual agenda. They really dislike the lifestyle, which is a human reaction.
amen!!
BS on a stick.
I defy anyone to do their own unscientific survey of people they run into and find out what percentage are homosexual. They're going to find it's about 3% at best.
One in five? Pure leftist propaganda.
You are spot on. 2% max
Yup, 2-3%.
It’s probably about 99%, and only the evil 1% and their homophobic Republican allies are standing in the way of their right to do as they please in the public streets.
Filthy Disease Ridden Queers delenda est...
What a load of flaming crap!
That means that have more gays than blacks.
Does anyone believe that?
Fi da.
When you read the study it specifically states that you cannot make an estimate based on the study (and yet they do anyway). The researchers also state that the conclusion is that surveys are more biased than researchers believe.
Stupid study. Stupid results. Stupid conclusions.
Sure hear allot of lisping everywhere.
This is how they do it.
"10%" is not the "usual estimate" although homos would love it if this were the common assumption. So, move the bar to 20% so then opponents feel fortunate if 10% is the settled upon figure.
3% is the usual estimate I've always heard.
This “survey" is short on what questions were asked.
Were they asked questions such as do you or have you ever found someone of the opposite sex attractive. If yes, does that make you an homosexual? So if I, as an strictly heterosexual male say Brad Pitt is an handsome man, is that regististed as an gay response? This smells more like a "push" poll than an actual attempt at science inquiry.........
Yep...
When I studied psych in grad school the most respected study from u of chgo said 2-3 pct
Why BS alert? Given where we are headed (to hell in a hand basket) I have ZERO problem believing it.
I don’t disagree. I think a lot of people can be talked into being gay if they believe its hip or cool.
This is called selection bias - if you only ask fags it will seem like there are an awful lots of fags.
Doesn't take an alien, I'm an Australian, and judging by the content of the programs and advertising we see from US sources, that's exactly what it looks like. I often ask myself, where are the 'normal white people'?
“This number has always been hard to pin down: sexuality is fluid,”
No, it’s not. Sorry.
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