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Demographic analysis, the statistical description of human populations, is a tool used by government agencies, political parties, and manufacturers of consumer goods. Polls conducted on every topic imaginable, from age to toothpaste preference, give the government and corporations an idea of who the public is and what it needs and wants. The government's census, which is conducted every ten years, is the largest demographic survey of all. Today demographic is also being used as a noun; so, for example, TV advertisers are constantly worrying about how to appeal to "the 18-to-24-year-old demographic".
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
This trend underscores a growing acceptance of Trump among Hispanic voters, a demographic that has traditionally leaned Democratic.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Jan. 17, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people.
—Christopher Bodeen, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Demographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demographic. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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demographic
adjective
ˌdem-ə-
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