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    How many people are left-handed in Britain?

    Question #62529. Asked by mindless5. (Feb 14 06 7:32 AM)


    Brainyblonde

    		In Britain, around 13% of men and 11% of women are now left-handed, compared to just 3% of those born before 1910.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-handed

    Feb 14 06, 10:39 AM
    helenasykes

    		But was that not because children used to be forced to write with their right hand, and that literacy rates have increased?

    Feb 14 06, 1:58 PM

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