Socio-demography

Question 1

Demography is the statistical study of ____.

Answer 1

populations

Question 2

Demographic statistics can be analysed to chart ____ in a given population over time.

Answer 2

changes

Question 3

Demographic ____ of interest can be age, sex, place of birth, place of residence, religion, education and marital status.

Answer 3

characteristics

Question 4

Socio-demography is similarly interested in ____ characteristics, which are more subjective traits, such as membership in groups, household status, interests, values, and social groups.

Answer 4

sociological

Question 5

Studies that divide people into groups by education, relative income, ethnicity and gender are considered ____ studies.

Answer 5

sociodemographic

Question 6

New Zealand is a ____ population which cannot be fully described in simple demographic terms such as age or birthplace.

Answer 6

diverse

Question 7

In order to better understand the ____ of New Zealand society we need to consider many socio-demographic characteristics such as the combination of ethnicity and qualification level or ethnicity and income.

Answer 7

complexity

Question 8

Both of these analysis show a marked difference between the ____ European population and the minority Maori/Pacific Island populations in which qualification levels and income are significantly higher for the dominant population.

Answer 8

dominant

Question 9

While demographic statistics can reveal growth, mortality rates and urbanisation they fail to reveal socio-demographic ____ that highlight the complexity of the population and areas of need and concern.

Answer 9

differences