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  2. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide for each blind person, an average of 3.4 people have low vision, with country and regional variation ranging from 2.4 to 5.5. [79] By age: Visual impairment is unequally distributed across age groups. More than 82% of all people who are blind are 50 years of age and older, although they represent only 19% of the world's population.

  3. Demographics of California - Wikipedia

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    According to 2022 US Census Bureau one-year estimates, California's population by race (where Hispanics are allocated to the individual racial categories) was 38.9% White, 15.5% Asian, 19.5% Other Race, 5.4% Black or African American, 1.3% Native American or Alaskan Native, 0.4% Pacific Islander, and 19.0% Mixed race or Multiracial.

  4. Disability - Wikipedia

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    Approximately 29% of White individuals, 27% of mixed-race people, 22% of Asian people, 21% of Black people, and 19% of people from other ethnic groups were reported as having impairments or disabilities, according to the Life Opportunities Survey, which surveyed 35,875 people in 2011.

  5. Color blindness - Wikipedia

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    In individuals with Northern European ancestry, as many as 8 percent of men and 0.4 percent of women experience congenital color deficiency. [68] [69] Interestingly, even Dalton's first paper already arrived upon this 8% number: [70]...it is remarkable that, out of 25 pupils I once had, to whom I explained this subject, 2 were found to agree ...

  6. Demographics of the world - Wikipedia

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    Since 1800, the human population has increased from one billion [20] to over eight billion. [21] In 2004, some 2.5 billion out of 6.3 billion people (39.7%) lived in urban areas. In February 2008, the U.N. estimated that half the world's population would live in urban areas by the end of the year. [22]

  7. Demographics of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Map of racial distribution in Los Angeles, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, or Other (yellow) The 1990 United States Census and 2000 United States Census found that non-Hispanic whites were becoming a minority in Los Angeles; estimates for the 2010 United States Census results found Latinos to be approximately half (47–49%) of the city's population ...

  8. Why Dogs Eat Grass - AOL

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    One school of thought suggests that dogs eat grass to clear their tummies of parasites. As the thinking goes, the fibrous, reedy grass can help pull parasites off the stomach lining and flush them ...

  9. Guide dog - Wikipedia

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    Some blind people claim meeting others and socializing is easier with a guide dog, and people are more likely to offer assistance when there is a service animal present. [47] The animals may also lead to increased interactions with other people, providing an easy topic of conversation. [ 48 ]