Thursday, March 31, 2011

What Does the Possession of a US Passport Tell US?

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This article (Via Manan Shukla) provides some fascinating data on the relationship between the possession of a US passport and a host of other variables among US citizens. There is a wide difference between states in the ratio of passport holders and it correlates with the voting patterns of the states. We would expect richer states to have a higher ratio of passport holders but many of the correlations hold even when corrected for income.

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