socioeconomic
adjective
so·cio·eco·nom·ic
ˌsō-sē-ō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik 
-ˌē-kə-,
ˌsō-shē-
variants
or socio-economic
: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors
Examples of socioeconomic in a Sentence
Their socioeconomic backgrounds are very different.
Recent Examples on the Web
James Scala Lafayette Amendment would steer state to green future
California’s passage of ACA 16 is crucial for guaranteeing all of its residents access to clean air, water and a healthy environment, regardless of race, gender or socioeconomic status.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
If parents or your community pushed you to marry a certain type of person in your 20s — because of religion, socioeconomic status, profession, race, sexuality, gender — that pressure may have dissipated or vanished.
—Maggie Jones Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Allies are people with a majority identity (across any social identity, like gender, race, culture, and socioeconomic status) who stand up for those with minority identities and seek to address discrimination.
—Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
In general, respondents preferred politically independent, non-Muslim neighbors who were female, married, and of a similar socioeconomic status.
—Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The system’s approach reflects a growing consensus that punitive approaches to substance use during pregnancy lead to worse medical outcomes for both parent and child and inflict disproportionate harm on families of color and families of low socioeconomic status.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The causes appear to be many, from low socioeconomic status and biomechanical strain to poor diet and psychosocial stress.
—Beth Linker, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
This change, advocates say, will produce more insightful statistics about differences in health care outcomes and socioeconomic disparities within the minimum categories.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
And remember, race, culture, and socioeconomic status all impact someone’s ability to have access.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
If parents or your community pushed you to marry a certain type of person in your 20s — because of religion, socioeconomic status, profession, race, sexuality, gender — that pressure may have dissipated or vanished.
—Maggie Jones Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Allies are people with a majority identity (across any social identity, like gender, race, culture, and socioeconomic status) who stand up for those with minority identities and seek to address discrimination.
—Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
In general, respondents preferred politically independent, non-Muslim neighbors who were female, married, and of a similar socioeconomic status.
—Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The system’s approach reflects a growing consensus that punitive approaches to substance use during pregnancy lead to worse medical outcomes for both parent and child and inflict disproportionate harm on families of color and families of low socioeconomic status.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The causes appear to be many, from low socioeconomic status and biomechanical strain to poor diet and psychosocial stress.
—Beth Linker, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
This change, advocates say, will produce more insightful statistics about differences in health care outcomes and socioeconomic disparities within the minimum categories.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
And remember, race, culture, and socioeconomic status all impact someone’s ability to have access.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Socioeconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socioeconomic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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