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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Posting this at top level since its burried in replies:

Fact time. You don't always die when shot, and the US is a baby factory. I can't find good stats on non-lethal gunshot, so I'll do the rest.

Verdict: Pretty accurate.

  • 8.4% without health insurance (33 in 400)
  • 11.5% poverty rate (46 in 400)
  • 20% adults at or below literacy level 1 (80 in 400)
  • 57% mental illness untreated (228 in 400) (requires math from NIH source)

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[–] rallatsc@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Btw your 20% figure includes those at Level 1 literacy, only 8% are below level 1 (from your source)

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 1 year ago

Oh good catch. Will edit.

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