Sentences with phrase «about by demographic»

The first thing was the alleged coming of the «emerging Democratic majority,» which was supposed to be brought about by demographic change and a larger nonwhite share of the electorate.

Canada's rock solid real estate markets are built upon genuine demand growth brought about by our demographics, our vibrant and flexible construction industry, our immigration and our prosperous economic and social outlook.

Not exact matches

With Blue Ant, MacMillan appears to be tacking against the torrents of broadcast television dreck at the bottom of the dial by targeting two coveted demographics, the first of which is thinking, affluent baby boomers: its portfolio includes content about the cottage lifestyle, travel, and PBS - style documentary programming through the Canadian version of the Smithsonian Channel, as well as a nature channel called Oasis.

In his book The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future, Laurence Smith, a professor of geography and earth and space sciences at UCLA, argues that we're about to see a productivity and culture boom in the north, driven by climate change, shifting demographics, globalization and the hunt for natural resources.

The less good news is that when lightning struck during the global financial storm it illuminated a financial landscape that raised troubling questions about our ability to weather the next storm that is quickly emerging driven by demographics.

According to a report this week in tech news outlet The Information, when asked by some of his 11,000 employees Kalanick has brushed off questions about diversity in hiring and whether Uber could share demographic data about its workforce.

That said, the oldest Boomers are past their «peak consumption years», meaning less spending on key categories like transportation, housing and apparel, with the windfall more than picked up by their children, netting out to about an average 0.77 % demographic driven annual growth rate across sectors through 2060.12

Speaking of motherhood... Have you seen the over-the-top article in the Nation about Conservative Christian fears about demographic collapses and efforts to win the various culture wars by out - populating the enemies?

My hope and prayer is that by having and sharing these conversations, men and women in leadership will realize that the 25 - plus singles are truly a neglected demographic within the Church — and then do something about it.

So I was intrigued by an article on BuzzFeed on what adult children (or at least the demographics that read BuzzFeed, the majority of which are between 18 and 34 years old, so Millennials and GenXers) think about their parent's divorce.

As a member of the prime demographic, I'm not offended by the lines about slings hurting or being in fashion.

As I explained in that post, students of color are the largest demographic served by the National School Lunch Program, yet their voices often go unheard in Congressional debates about how the program is funded or should operate.

These niches have a variety of different topics that can be written about, explored, and discussed at length by several demographics.

This technology is particularly well - suited for, but by no means limited to, web - based advertisement by political campaigns, as well as associating politically important demographic information with individuals as they browse the web, without exposing personal identifiable information about that individual.

Asked about the diverse demographic nature of the district and the crowded field, Ramadan returned to the question of Mark Levine and said, «Levine hopes that all the people of color divide their vote and he wins by default.

On the other hand, these geographic and demographic attributes made it possible and necessary that the central authorities care about social issues and locals» personal concerns in accordance with rules — Confucianism, Taoism etc. — that were acknowledged by all.

But his message for national Democrats was undercut by questions about his outspoken support for Governor Andrew Cuomo, an avowedly centrist Democrat, and the mayor's failed effort to help win the State Senate, despite the demographic advantages in New York State.

Katz has by no means been bashful about pointing out the demographic difference between her and the other three Democratic candidates in the race — Liu, Councilman David Yassky (D - Brooklyn) and Councilman David Weprin (D - Hollis).

We used that decision - making power to deliver on promises we had made to the electors: rapid demographic change had led to a shortage of local primary school places, so in the last four years we used the Council's resources to expand local primary schools to create twice as many; concerns about a scruffy and run down high street were addressed by comprehensive neighbourhood renewal; and pressure on household budgets was relieved by freezing the council tax and the cost of resident's parking permits.

The Wandsworth factor and demographic change go in favour of making Tooting a Tory gain for Mark Clarke and the loss of Labour votes to the BNP looks like going to aid Simon Jones» campaign to oust Jon Cruddas in Dagenham and Rainham; «Mr Expenses», Alan Keen, is more vulnerable than the figures suggest in Feltham and Heston (the current projection shows his wife, Ann, being defeated in neighbouring Brentford and Isleworth); Tory candidate Ed Northover wrote only this week about his efforts to win Leyton and Wanstead from Labour, whilst ConservativeHome has previously noted the energetic campaign being waged by Chris Philp in the redrawn Hampstead and Kilburn seat where he is now in genuine contention.

Though exit polls found the economy and jobs were the top issues for women voters in 2012, extreme remarks about abortion and women's rights made by Republican candidates and highlighted by Democrats did help drive this demographic away from Mitt Romney and into Obama's camp.

Finally, they are the first group to quantify that attitudes and beliefs about CAM differ by important socio - demographic groups, thereby highlighting the need for a more individualized approach when clinically integrating CAM into conventional cancer care.

But the demographic that historically provided America's scientists, native - born white men, is down by about 1,000 a year, although minority (mainly Asian - American) and female PhDs are up markedly.

In a paper published recently in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) that looked at demographic data from more than 310,000 Chinese women, Song demonstrated a dramatic sex ratio decrease more than a year after the two - year famine began and lasting about two years after it ended, followed by an equally significant bounce back to pre-famine proportions.

The Apex Predators Program, located at the NEFSC's Narragansett Laboratory in Rhode Island, collects basic demographic information about sharks and their life histories by conducting research on their distribution and migration patterns, age and growth, reproductive biology, and feeding ecology.

«It is important to remember that the number of people over age 85 is the fastest growing age demographic, with about 40 % currently estimated to be affected by dementia,» says co-author Yu - Tzu Wu from CIPH, University of Cambridge in the UK.

Researchers examined data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals, a nationally representative multi-stage sample of 16,103 people containing information about dietary intake, socioeconomic, demographic and health parameters surveyed from 1994 to 1996.

I'm joined by Erin Cline of Not Your Demographic Podcast to talk about the wild world of online dating.

About The CW: THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK launched in 2006 as America's fifth broadcast network, with programming targeting younger viewers, a demographic highly sought after by advertisers.

While that earlier effort focused heavily on the flat romance between John and Mila Kunis» Lori (whose absence here is surprisingly explained with solid reasoning and not at all distracting), Ted 2 is more about MacFarlane's trademark blend of pop - culture riffs, nonsequiturs and general juvenile humor that is sure to be gobbled up by his key demographic (young men), but won't convert anyone on the fence.

It doesn't seem to be as these films for (or about) teens are enjoyed by a much wider age demographic than their intended audience.

A chick flick aimed at the same demographic which enjoys shows like Dawson's Creek and The OC, Catch and Release is about a young lady (played by Jennifer Garner) trying to rebuild her life following the death of her boyfriend.

There's a very specific target demographic in mind with director Sean McNamara's The Miracle Season, a semi-faith-based, inspired - by - true - events underdog story about competitive girls» volleyball.

Children of immigrants account for about one - quarter of children in the nation under age 5, and their share of school enrollment will grow as they move into elementary school, according to a report on student demographics by the Washington - based Urban Institute.

The demographic and political characteristics of a state and character of the state law authorizing charter schools undoubtedly matter in some way for the fate of charter schools in a state, but most decisions about charter school formation and attendance are made within school districts — by founders who decide to start a new school, by authorizers who empower them to do so, and, ultimately, by parents who decide to enroll their students.

This small - scale strategy exposes the need for flexibility and personal attention required by a demographic that is about to descend in huge numbers on universities and colleges — low - income racial and ethnic minorities whose parents don't have college educations.

The table below shows that demographic shifts are particularly unlikely to explain the drops in 8th - grade scores, which fell by about three months of learning over the last two years, compared to an average demographic - predicted score decrease of about one month of learning every two years.

And about one in three Newark students attends «beating the odds» schools, those that outperform schools with similar demographics in their state in reading and math, according to a 2015 study by the Center on Reinventing Public Education.

Debate continues about the validity of these findings, but there is no denying that these programs operated in a far different social and demographic setting than programs today and that they were «hothouse» programs: Run by top - notch specialists, the programs served fewer than 200 children, cost at least $ 15,000 per child per year in today's dollars, often involved multiple years of services, had well - trained teachers, and instructed parents on effective child rearing.

We found that about half of the difference in student outcomes in schools slated for closure and the broader sample of schools can be explained by differences in incoming students» demographic characteristics, absenteeism, and achievement in middle school.

The report by the Center for Demographic Policy at the Washington - based Institute for Educational Leadership offers data debunking what it says are common myths about poor and minority families.

When estimated without demographic controls, the 2SLS estimates imply that ELA scores increase by about 0.25 σ for each year in a charter, whereas the per - year math effect is 0.42 σ.

This report also breaks down responses by demographic groups within the Latino community, to better understand how different segments of the community thinks about those issues.

For example, your note about NOLA's demographic change as a result of Katrina is barely referenced by the RSD's supporters.

Several board members were worried about whether the charter school could meet its proposed demographic makeup by having enrollment available districtwide through a lottery — what the current contract calls for — in lieu of limiting enrollment to a smaller geographical area.

We conclude our findings by discussing demographic information that raises questions about the role of cultural pluralism in the digital realm.

Student writing (with and without teacher feedback) in the archive is accompanied by relevant demographic information about students, like their native language or whether they have an individualized education plan (IEP).

According to the analysis by the Cowen Institute, among about 80 public schools in New Orleans only four represented the racial demographics of the city and only two represented the racial demographics of youth.

With the ultimate goal to inform the statewide conversation about education, EdNC has included a variety of data — from public school demographics to teacher turnover rates to student enrollment by school type.

Oakland Tech High School teacher, Steve Wright shared his experience of studying school - wide grades by demographic and feeling deeply concerned about the achievement gaps between white, African American, and Latino students at his school.