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socioeconomic
[ soh-see-oh-ek-uh-nom-ik, -ee-kuh-, soh-shee- ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and economic factors:
socioeconomic study; socioeconomic status.
socioeconomic
/ -ˌɛkə-; ˌsəʊsɪəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or involving both economic and social factors
Derived Forms
- ˌsocioˌecoˈnomically, adverb
Other Words From
- soci·o·eco·nomi·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of socioeconomic1
Example Sentences
They came from 33 different elementary schools in neighbourhoods representing a range of socioeconomic statuses and scattered around Quebec.
But others said the admissions exam and additional application requirements are inherently unfair to students of color who face socioeconomic disadvantages.
"At the University of Edinburgh students who come from middle to lower socioeconomic backgrounds are in a minority," it said.
At the time, Schumer cautioned that he was not proposing a "focus on the middle class exclusively," but rather a winning coalition that already included union labor, college-educated liberals and minorities of all socioeconomic backgrounds.
“It transcends party lines, it transcends socioeconomic status, it transcends racial diversity — all those things,” Wilson told Salon in a phone interview.
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