On 4/18/2020 4:40 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 09:57:20 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 4/18/2020 7:37 AM, Janet wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Here's the figures according to a nationwide survey of US water supply
>>> companies.
>>>
>>> https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/ne...15-million-us-
>>> residents-had-water-shut-2016
>>
>>> The highest shutoff rates were disproportionately in cities with
>>> more people living in poverty, more unemployment and more people of
>>> color.
>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>
>> Not sure how they call that disproportionately. I would expect poverty
>> areas to have a higher incidence of late bill payment than the well to
>> do areas.
>
> Disproportionate as in 'larger numbers than average'.
>

Like I said. No shit. Poor people have a larger portion of late bills.
I wonder how they figured that out.