Blondes aren't dumb, Ohio State study says

According to a nationwide new study of young baby boomers in Cleveland, Ohio, the stereotype "silly blonde" is totally wrong

A study of 10,878 Americans discovered that a white woman has blonde hair and a woman with brown, red and black hair has an average IQ score of 3 or less.

Jay Zagorsky, a researcher at Ohio State University who is the author of this study, said in a statement that jokes about blondes look harmless, but they may be relevant.

"Research shows that stereotypes often influence recruitment, promotion and other social experiences," Zagorski said. "This research provides convincing evidence that blond hairs should not be discriminated on the basis of their intelligence."

According to this study Zagorsky said that the average blond hair IQ is actually slightly higher than the other hair color, but that finding is not statistically significant.

"I think that I can not say with confidence that blond hair is smarter than others, but I can say certainly that they are not stupid," he said.

The blonde men's results are similar - their IQ is almost equivalent to that of other hair colors.

The data of this study is from the nationwide survey of people from 14 years old to 21 years old who first received an interview in 1979 on the national youth longitudinal survey in 1979.

From 1979 to the present, groups of the same people have been repeatedly investigated. In 1985, they were asked, "What is the color of your hair?"

Approximately 94% of respondents received a qualification examination in 1980. Total score is based on word knowledge, paragraph understanding, mathematical knowledge, arithmetic reasoning.

The information of each respondent is because the US military needs to prepare for the military qualification examination used to determine information on all recruits.

Zagorsky used research and test data. In order to eliminate bias in the IQ test due to race and ethnic differences, he removed all African Americans and Hispanic Americans from the analysis.

This study showed that the average IQ of blonde white women is 103.2, the brown hair is 102.7, the red hair is 101.2, and the black hair is 100.5.

Ohio State University says there is a fact that can explain at least in part why blond hair has slightly higher intelligence. They grow up in families with more reading than people who have other hair colors

Well, now, a group of researchers began to prove that blond people are none stupid. In this study, scientists at Ohio State University analyzed data from 10,878 Americans who participated in the national youth longitudinal survey in 1979 (this is the 14-21 year old when first interviewed in 1979 It is a nationwide survey of). People did research). They found that a white woman who said natural hair is blonde is as smart as a brown, red or black hair woman.

Researchers at Ohio State University analyzed 10,878 Americans who participated in the National Youth Survey of Nation (NLSY 79) in 1979 and investigated the age from 14 to 21 years old. A person between age. In 1980 participants conducted IQ tests and five years later they were asked about their natural hair color. "It points out the economic implications of such stereotypes and in fact it should not be based on them," the chief scientist said. Researchers reported in the Journal of Economics that the average IQ of blond white women is 103.2, the brown hair 102.7, the red hair 101.2, and the black hair 100.5.

A blonde stereotype is a blonde person, especially a female stereotype. Subtypes include "Blonde Blockbuster" and "Dumb Blonde". Different stereotypes of blonde and brunette are more ideal and less clever. Many blonde joke was made in these places. It mainly targets women, but this style of joke also covers similar stereotypes related to men, such as "stupid athlete" and "surfer everyone". There are several aspects of the stereotype of a blonde woman. On the other hand, in history, female blond hair is often considered attractive and desirable. In various European cultures, blonde hair is considered to be long-lasting attractive, especially when combined with blue eyes. This view is used for culture and advertisement.