Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-21 23:15:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E3A3C33DE2C5B04904C1F64C8DE9DE05ABD542568CCA8D42BE604EBEF6F3ED83
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Original Note:
The claim of 4.3m is not credible. The 4.3m would mean almost every other child was living in poverty. "Comparatively, an estimated 20.4% of the population were under 16 years old in 1999, decreasing to 19.0% in 2019 and this is projected to decline to 16.9% by 2039" https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/articles/overviewoftheukpopulation/january2021
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