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demography /de·mog·ra·phy/ (de-mog´rah-fe) the statistical science dealing with populations, including matters of health, disease, births, and mortality.
de·mog·ra·phy (d-mgr-f)
n.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics.
demography
(dimog´rfē),
n the study of populations, particularly the size, distribution, and characteristics of members of population groups. Demographic techniques are employed in the long-term continuing study of the residents of Framingham, Massachusetts, by the National Institutes of Health.
demography
the statistical science dealing with populations, including matters of health, disease, births and mortality. Strictly speaking the word refers to human populations but common usage includes lower animal populations.
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The journal Demography has published a study claiming that 50 per cent of cohabitating couples separate within one year; 90 per cent separate within five years.
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If the percentage of minority students who graduate from high school does not increase at least on par with that of their white peers, the nation's economy will weaken, according to the Alliance for Excellent Education's new issue brief, Demography as Destiny: How America Can Build a Better Future.
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ABS director of demography Patrick Corr said by 2051 the number of people aged 65 and over is expected to double from 13% to 26%, and those under 64 would drop from 59% to 67%.
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