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Old 11-04-2004, 02:15 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by quicksteal
Actually, the population 18-25 compared to 18+ would be 30/(30 + 175) = 30/205 = 14.6%. This means that, according to census and exit poll(?) data, a higher proportion of 18-25 year-olds voted.
Heh, yeah, thanks for catching that. I shouldn't do math when I'm in a hurry to get to class Just noticed that myself as I was re-reading, but I'm glad someone else pointed that out before me. Now I'm even MORE upset people are complaining about youth voter turnout.
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