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SOCIOECONOMIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving social as well as economic factors
Example:
socioeconomic status
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
economic (of or relating to the science of economics)
Context examples:
That is, even after you take people’s socioeconomic status into account (in this study’s case, education and social class), does a person’s residential environment still affect their mental health?
(Depression - men far more at risk than women in deprived areas, University of Cambridge)
After taking account of several factors (confounders) that could have influenced the results, such as age, sex and socioeconomic status, the researchers found that higher childhood intelligence was associated with a lower risk of death until age 79.
(Higher IQ in Childhood Linked to Longer Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
But after they adjusted for factors like education, socioeconomic status and demographics, it became apparent that mostly higher-income, better-educated people — who are more likely to be in good health to begin with — were taking supplements.
(Healthy Diet Can't Be Replaced by Vitamins, Supplements, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
ACRO promotes the education and science of radiation oncology to improve oncologic service, to study the socioeconomic aspects of the practice of radiation oncology, and to encourage improved and continuing education in radiation oncology and its allied professional fields.
(American College of Radiation Oncology, NCI Thesaurus)
The lakes are dotted across almost every continent, and located in areas with a range of land uses and socioeconomic conditions.
(Ancient lakes: eyes into the past, and the future, National Science Foundation)
Based on results from more than 2000 primary-age schoolchildren from across London, the researchers found that walking or cycling to school is a strong predictor of obesity levels, a result which was consistent across neighbourhoods, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds.
(Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests, University of Cambridge)
