Decline of percentage 30 year olds whom are both married and homeowners since 1950 : stupidpol

[–] showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Man what happened between 1980 and 1990 … oh wait I know the answer to this one!
Ronald Reagan. Man, that guy really sucked.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

man thats fucking brutal

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 14 points 2 days ago

Can we just see homeowners?

Marriage rates have fallen significantly, and the average age amhas got a lot later, and it's arguably a positive thing.

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

who*

[+] EvilBit@lemmy.world -6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

On a scale from 11 to 55, how married and homeowning are 30-year-olds?

Gotta love a completely arbitrary y-axis.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

W a t?

It's clearly labeled.

%

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

It’s deceptive. Starting at 11 makes the low point look like 0.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Huh, I guess I was too focused on the 75% decrease to notice.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

I mean there's a very clear trend and it's not like they're showing a 2-10% difference here and hiding that. Going from 51/52% it looks like to about 13% may as well be zero.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes. The axis requires reading. And numbers.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Look how much more popular I am than the other guy!

It’s literally a Tucker Carlson deception tactic.

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 4 points 2 days ago

In scientific studies, having the axis match the results is standard behavior. I don't at all think this representation is misleading, especially as the change was significant.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Technically I guess but they're not trying to blow up a 1% difference it's still 55 to 15 that's huge. I don't think in this case they're trying to be deceptive they're just showing the relevant part without a bunch of dead space in the chart