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I used to think the 1 in 4 stat about teens was solid, then I read the actual survey questions
Last month I got into an argument online about that 1 in 4 teens stat that goes around every few months, and I was the one defending it hard, posting it in three group chats like it was proven fact. Then I actually pulled the survey it came from and read pages 14 through 22 of the methodology, and the sample was only 480 kids from a single metro area, weighted way up. Only 61 of them answered yes to the question they were counting, which is nowhere near a quarter of anything real. I felt pretty dumb, since I had been sharing it for two years without once checking the source. Now I do this thing where I find the original PDF before I repost any number, even if it sounds harmless. What stat did you used to trust until you went and read the actual study behind it?
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tessaperry20d ago
Does it really matter though? Like yeah the sample was small but the general idea that a lot of teens deal with this stuff isn't exactly shocking... not sure reading every PDF changes that.
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