That people over-estimate the size of minority groups is a well known research finding [1]
As for the 53% stat, dude just go to Walmart and talk to regular people [2]
[1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-think-mino...
As for the 53% stat, dude just go to Walmart and talk to regular people [2]
[1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-think-mino...
Another one that made the rounds recently was the one where they asked people to estimate what percentage of the population is trans, and the median answer was like 20%. There is no way this captures actual beliefs held by real people, it's a number so unaligned with basic reality that the only thing it points to is a flaw in the test.
My working theory is that a good chunk of the interviewees are uncomfortable being asked nerd shit like this and they just say whatever they think will make the game stop.