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Huh, someone should fix that. Do you have a good source?
That said, I was observing over long timelines. Decade over decade, participation goes up.
> second assertion (near a historic high) can be attributed to population increase
That increases the denominator. Participation is measured as a fraction. We’re about flat for the last two decades on the tail of broad increases.
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Huh, someone should fix that. Do you have a good source?
That said, I was observing over long timelines. Decade over decade, participation goes up.
> second assertion (near a historic high) can be attributed to population increase
That increases the denominator. Participation is measured as a fraction. We’re about flat for the last two decades on the tail of broad increases.