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Source? That seems absurdly high
by trevorcreech 12y ago
Source? That seems absurdly high
- throwaway0010 12y agoThe source of the 30% statistic is from a selection-biased sample of people who undergo paternity testing because there is already a question as to who is the father. It's not an accurate figure. The actual rate is likely somewhere between 1-3%. More detail here: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2730/whos-your-daddy http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2730/whos-your-dadd...
- clarkm 12y agoYeah, it's off by an order of magnitude. For most countries in Western Europe it's about 1%, sometimes less.
- smm2000 12y agoAlso it's significantly lower for people with college educated parents - majority of HN demographic.