socioeconomic

adjective so·cio·eco·nom·ic \ ˌsō-sē-ō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik , -ˌē-kə- , ˌsō-shē- \

|Updated on: 11 Aug 2018

Examples: socioeconomic in a Sentence

Definition of socioeconomic

: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors

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socioeconomically

play \ˌsō-sē-ō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē, -ˌē-kə-, ˌsō-shē-\ adverb

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Examples of socioeconomic in a Sentence

Their socioeconomic backgrounds are very different.

Recent Examples of socioeconomic from the Web

Environmental impact statement, Aug. 31, 2022, required under the National Environmental Policy Act, to review environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues involved in a project.

— mark schleifstein, NOLA.com, "Louisiana, Trump administration attempt to speed Mid-Barataria diversion permits," 26 Jan. 2018
Another possibility is that people with higher incomes and more education tend to be pro-choice, and since the early 1970s the socioeconomic status of blacks has increased dramatically.

— jason l. riley, WSJ, "Let’s Talk About the Black Abortion Rate," 10 July 2018
What’s more, only 15 percent of the world’s population lives in countries where everyone, regardless of gender or socioeconomic status, has roughly equal access to political power.

— anna lührmann, Washington Post, "One-third of the world’s population lives in a declining democracy. That includes the United States.," 4 July 2018
Fostering diversity includes consideration of many characteristics of Temple applicants, including academic achievement, extracurricular activities, ethnicity, race, gender, socioeconomic status and life experience, among other aspects.

— susan snyder, Philly.com, "Will Trump administration's directive on race-based admissions have impact on colleges locally?," 3 July 2018
Previous studies found, as this one did, that people working longer hours seemed to have a higher risk of developing diabetes compared to those working fewer hours, but only among people with lower socioeconomic status.

— alice park, Time, "Working Long Hours Can Raise the Risk of This Disease," 2 July 2018
Respondents also were asked to provide basic demographic information such as race, age, and socioeconomic status.

— katie bernard, kansascity, "Lawrence police study has been done for months — but city has delayed its release," 2 July 2018
The loss happens no matter the woman’s socioeconomic status, and no biological factors can account for that rate.

— anne saker, Cincinnati.com, "How Cradle Cincinnati renews its war on Hamilton County’s infant mortality," 28 June 2018
But such a claim ignores the challenging socioeconomic realities so many people face.

— cody delistraty, The Cut, "Who Gets Left Out of the Advice to ‘Make Your Own Happiness’," 2 Feb. 2018

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