Remember when I pointed this out and got a bunch of backlash from people upset that I didn’t adjust for race even though that doesn’t change the fact that a shitload of white people are dying of their own stubbornness?
https://twitter.com/richardhine/status/1503844655481475072
As I said at the time, “adjusting for race” IS important when trying to liking at inequity and deciding where to focus resources. Native Americans, for instance, are still dying of COVID at a disproportionately high rate relative to their share of the population. HOWEVER…
…pretending that the WHITE death rate hasn’t increased relative to ITS population just because it’s still *below* its proportion of the total population doesn’t stop it from being true, and those dying still won’t be able to vote in future elections no matter how you adjust it.
Here's my post from December (inspired by a tweet by @docrocktex26) which caused quite a bit of fuss at the time.
acasignups.net/22/01/01/nchs-…
acasignups.net/22/01/01/nchs-…
Thru August 2021: White people made up 58.7% of total U.S. COVID deaths.
Thru December 2021: White people made up 61.8% of total U.S. COVID deaths.
Thru March 2022: White people made up 62.1% of total U.S. COVID deaths.
(via CDC data where race is known only)
Thru December 2021: White people made up 61.8% of total U.S. COVID deaths.
Thru March 2022: White people made up 62.1% of total U.S. COVID deaths.
(via CDC data where race is known only)
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