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Iā¦ Donāt think trans folks are quite that common, let alone those that undergo transition treatment.
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/
That says 0.51% of adults, and under 18 rates are higher.
1/1200 is 0.83%
0.32% is close enough for an āaboutā on social media, if we add in under 18 it would get closer, but Iām not doing that much math.
Neither is exactly 1/1200 tho
1/1200 is .000833ā¦ So .08%. Thatās not how the calculations for finding X in Y people work.
And the source I linked specifically says 1.6 million people in the US aged 13+ identify as trans, which is 0.48% of the 333.3 million people in the US.
We were both wrong, itās approximately 1 in 208 people. 333,300,000 / 1,600,000 = ~208.
What? 1 in 1200 is very rare
Yeah, I had another comment where I discovered the number is much higher (1 in 208, roughly). Iām not great at ratios, so 1 in 1200 didnāt sound that rare, especially if youāre in areas with a lower LGBT+ demographic. In hindsight, it makes more sense, as I know a few trans people myself and my city isnāt even that large.