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==Demography and demographics== | ==Demography and demographics== | ||
I'm not going to contest this change from demography to demographics, except to say that the latter obviously can refer to population statistics; the meaning has changed over time. The ''Economist'' is [http://www.economist.com/search/search.cfm?rv=2&qr=demographics&area=1 full of examples]. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 00:26, 22 September 2007 (CDT) | I'm not going to contest this change from demography to demographics, except to say that the latter obviously can refer to population statistics; the meaning has changed over time. The ''Economist'' is [http://www.economist.com/search/search.cfm?rv=2&qr=demographics&area=1 full of examples]. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 00:26, 22 September 2007 (CDT) | ||
::it's a stylistic matter. Market research folks use "demographics" (eg how many men age 40-66 watch this TV show), while demographers prefer "demography." Economist prefers "demography" -- for example, "BRIEFING: Japan's changing demography." ( issue of Jul 26th 2007). [[User:Richard Jensen|Richard Jensen]] 00:48, 22 September 2007 (CDT) | ::it's a stylistic matter. Market research folks use "demographics" (eg how many men age 40-66 watch this TV show), while demographers prefer "demography." Economist prefers "demography" -- for example, "BRIEFING: Japan's changing demography." ( issue of Jul 26th 2007). [[User:Richard Jensen|Richard Jensen]] 00:48, 22 September 2007 (CDT) |
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Demography and demographics
I'm not going to contest this change from demography to demographics, except to say that the latter obviously can refer to population statistics; the meaning has changed over time. The Economist is full of examples. John Stephenson 00:26, 22 September 2007 (CDT)
- it's a stylistic matter. Market research folks use "demographics" (eg how many men age 40-66 watch this TV show), while demographers prefer "demography." Economist prefers "demography" -- for example, "BRIEFING: Japan's changing demography." ( issue of Jul 26th 2007). Richard Jensen 00:48, 22 September 2007 (CDT)
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