socioeconomic

[soh-see-oh-ek-uh-nom-ik, -ee-kuh-, soh-shee-]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and economic factors.

   socioeconomic study; socioeconomic status.

socioeconomic

/ -ˌɛkə-, ˌsəʊsɪəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving both economic and social factors

Other Word Forms

• socioeconomically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of socioeconomic¹

First recorded in 1880–85; socio- + economic

Example Sentences

The ex-president favored a much-criticized “hugs not bullets” strategy — curtailing offensive operations against cartels and instead addressing poverty and other socioeconomic factors driving young people to join organized crime.

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To ensure the study reflected the broader market, researchers intentionally selected toys aimed at families from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

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The brothers say a key to their success has been their comfort with volatile situations, which they attribute to growing up in a region often lacking political and socioeconomic stability.

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These trends held true even after researchers accounted for differences in age, smoking and socioeconomic factors.

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Yet Americans need to acknowledge that perpetrators comes from all political affiliations, they come from all races, socioeconomic status.

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