Demographic data

Epidemiologists and other social scientists often group populations into categories based on demographic variables. The most frequently used demographic variables are:


 * Age
 * Sex / Gender
 * Race/ Ethnicity
 * Location of residence
 * Socioeconomic status (SES)
 * Religion
 * Marital status
 * Ownership (home, car, pet, etc.)
 * Language
 * Mobility
 * Life cycles (fertility, mortality, migration)