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Are young people "flocking" to astrology?

The article provides evidence that the market is growing but as far as specific support for "young people" I saw about two. The first is the quote "The astrology field is booming — a trend that has been driven by younger generations, experts say, ..." and the second is from a YouGov poll. In that poll 37% of 18-29 year olds believe, and 33% of 30-44 year olds believe, and then there is a large drop to 22% for 45-64 year olds and 16% for 65+ year olds [1] where 3472 people were surveyed [2]. The polling has a stated margin of error of 4% [3].

It seems more accurate to say the 18-44 year old range has a much higher likelihood of believing in astrology than those in an older age group.

Was there something I missed?

1: https://today.yougov.com/topics/entertainment/articles-repor...

2: https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/survey-results/dai...

3: https://today.yougov.com/about/panel-methodology/



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