Visualizations : Size of black population in state and sentences imbalances of blacks : I think this chart shows a...
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Ratio of Blacks (%) in Prison to Blacks (%) by Population; Census 2000
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ClaudiaGold says:
This graph shows how the % of blacks is related to the disproportionality of blacks in prison, by state. The “ratio” on the y-axis = (% of prisoners who are black)/(% of population that is black) It seems that states with more black people (by %) have much more proportional rates of blacks in prison. |
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Martin Wattenberg says:
I think this chart shows a problem with using this ratio to compare across regions with different racial compositions. For example, DC is 60% black, so it’s mathematically impossible for it to have a ratio as high as any of the states (which all have ratios of 1.9 or above). Maybe it would be better to use a ratio like (fraction of black populace who are in prison) / (fraction of white populace who are in prison). |
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ClaudiaGold says:
Interesting — I hadn’t ever thought about that before. I’ll think about it some more. |
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MooMilo says:
Interesting. |
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