[atmavatar]

> It properly indicates nearly every US citizen has their birth certificate.

"Nearly every" is a bit of a stretch, given that black americans were still denied access to hospitals during childbirth in some states/counties as recently as the 1960s (or later). Children born via midwives often never ultimately get a birth certificate.

[Scubabear68]

I think categorizing around 90% (from the cited link) as “nearly every” is accurate.

The sixties were over 50 years ago, I know as I am a child of the sixties :-)

Given how necessary driving is to living in nearly all of America, and that a with certificate is the primary point of ID to get one, there is a very strong motivation to get a birth certificate.