On 7/5/2013 12:12 PM, Ralph Cinque wrote:
> On both sides, the man is left-handed. You can tell because his left
> shoulder is dominant, higher. He was an active man, a sportsman. He swung
> a baseball bat, a tennis racket, and golf club, all from the left side.
> The imbalance is greater when he's older because of the reinforcement of
> doing it over a longer period of time. Approximately 1 out of 6 people are
> left-handed.
>
Maybe in your country. Not so much for the US.
Most resources cite that between ten and eleven percent of Americans are
left-handed (9.7% of boys and 12.5% of girls), but the range of
estimates is as low as 7% and as high as 13%.
There will also be disputes as to what constitutes a lefty. For example,
you might golf and eat right handed but write and bat left handed. In
one study you might be called a lefty because that's your writing hand,
but in another, ambidextrous (uses both hands equally well).
The percentage seems to decrease with age as lefties born before 1960
were more likely made into righties than they would be today.
If you had to cite a single statistic to cover all of this, ten percent
would be very close.
http://snipurl.com/1u6h6
Publication Date: 1996-00-00
Pages: 6
Pub Types: Opinion Papers; Historical Materials
Abstract: The history of left-handedness can provide teachers and
parents a better understanding of left-handed children and give those
children more pride in their difference. No child should be made to feel
that he or she is abnormal because of using the left hand, although some
specific instruction for these students is necessary in handwriting.
Many books contain fascinating stories, facts, and figures about the
quirks of being a "lefty," but once there were many biases against
left-handers. In recent years such extreme bias has disappeared, in part
because research has shown that most people have some degree of left
preference. About 10% of Americans are left-handed (9.7% of boys and
12.5% of girls). Many famous left-handed people include American
President Bill Clinton, Ringo Starr, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo,
and Babe Ruth. (Contains 12 references.) (CR)
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