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demography Definition

de·mog·ra·phy (di mägrə fē)

noun

the statistical science dealing with the distribution, density, vital statistics, etc. of human populations

Etymology: < Gr dēmos, the people (see democracy) + -graphy

demography Related Forms
de·mog·ra·pher noun dem′·o·graphic (dem′ə grafik, dē′mə-) adjective dem′·o·graphi·cally adverb
demography Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • area: The membership of many organizations is also an accurate reflection of the religious demography of an area.
  • region: Key Challenges in the East Midlands The demography of the region is changing.
  • Christianity: What struck me was that the graph bore an interesting similarity to the demography of Welsh Christianity.
  • minority: His research interests include the comparative demographic trends of the developed world and the demography of ethnic minorities.

Converse of object

  • change: How will the changing student demography affect our provision?
  • include: Coverage includes demography; international, local, national, official and regional statistics for social science; statistical theory.
  • reflect: In addition, it is envisaged that this will support the development of the Network to reflect the demography across Wales.
  • determine: Determining the Demography of Victorian Scotland through Record Linkage Information on this project will be online shortly.
  • understand: To fully grasp the reasons behind declines in vulnerable wader populations, it is crucial to understand the demography.

Adjective modifier

  • historical: This project aims to improve the evidence base for historical demography in Tanzania in two ways.
  • European: This paper aims to provide an introduction, at an intermediate-level, to issues in European historical demography over the period.
  • local: Back to the top Local demography The following figures were taken from Ethnic Minorities in Leicester.
  • Scottish: Scottish demography: Migration between Scotland and SE England -- Dr. Donald Houston ( University of Dundee -- Geography ).
  • religious: A new report published this week highlights trends in the religious demography of Northern Ireland using a variety of surveys from 1989 to 2004.
  • English: Family Reconstruction, An Introduction to English Historical Demography.

Modifies a noun

  • datum: The baseline demography data confirmed that the treatment groups were well balanced for factors such as age, gender and severity of disease.

Noun used with modifier

  • population: The final lecture reviews our understanding of the effects of breeding systems on population demography.
  • wealth: Comments Posted By Sick of snobs Displaying 1 To 1 Of 1 Comments Education reforms and wealth demography What a load of self-deluding bullshit.
  • firm: Special emphasis is put on geographical and spatial dimensions of firm demography.
  • family: Family demography is also distinguished as an emerging field in population studies.
demography Quotes

   Every city has a sex and age which have nothing to do with demography.

—Berger,John Peter