Tag Archives: Statistics

Roma and Statistics

September 20, 2024 Published by: Roma Foundation

Another one of those “statistics”. Here, it states that only 29% of Roma are getting the minimum living income. It then proceeds to conclude that 71% of Roma who are entitled to this benefit are not receiving it.

Spot the issues? 1. How many Roma are there? No one knows for sure. 2. The author is assuming that all Roma are poor. Which is not the case.

Bad journalism, even worse arithmetics.

Only 29% of eligible gypsies receive the minimum living income. In: Top Buzz Ties. 19.08.2024. https://topbuzztimes.com/only-29-of-eligible-gypsies-receive-the-minimum-living-income/

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Slovenia and Statistics

June 7, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

The usual statistics: In the municipality around Novo Mesto, Slovenia, on average 12 percent of Roma students completed primary school, or approximately one in eight school-age children. There are currently 290 unemployed Roma registered at the regional office of the Employment Agency, which is 30 percent of all unemployed in the municipality. Of these, 73 percent have been registered at the institution for more than one year and 56 percent for more than two years.

Only issue pops up if you ask how many Roma there are in the municipality. Answer is usually we do not really know … This makes for highly accurate percentage …

Novo mesto: Osnovno šolo konča vsak osmi učenec Rom, vsak tretji brezposelni je Rom. In: Moja Dolenska. 07.06.2023. https://moja-dolenjska.si/novo-mesto-osnovno-solo-konca-vsak-osmi-ucenec-rom-vsak-tretji-brezposelni-je-rom/