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DifferenceMore5431 t1_ixd8wh2 wrote

Reply to comment by demalo in Damn by Popomatik

This is nonsense, they are extremely similar. NY has more somewhat more people but the demographics are extremely similar. E.g. from the census info for NJ vs NY:

  • under 18: 21.8% vs 20.7%
  • white: 71.1% vs 69.1%
  • foreign born: 22.7% vs 22.4%
  • college degree: 40.7% vs 37.5%
  • lacking health insurance: 8.4% vs 6.1%
  • poverty: 10.2% vs 13.9%

Nothing there explains a 10X difference in child abuse rates.

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demalo t1_ixdcj7c wrote

There are 10 million more people in NY than NJ.

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DifferenceMore5431 t1_ixe7bp9 wrote

...these numbers are already adjusted for population. According to OP, 1.5% of kids in NY are abused and only 0.2% in NJ.

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