Sentences with phrase «educated than the population»

But Team GB's top Olympians are still four times more likely to have been privately educated than the population as a whole, particularly in sports like rowing and hockey.

Not exact matches

«When you start looking at the people who are active online, they tend to be demographically younger, much more electronically active than the average in the population, more educated,» notes Soberman.

This study also informed us that Asian Americans are wealthier and more highly educated than the U.S. population as a whole, and more likely to identify with the Democratic Party.

It was a Christianity of mercy and philanthropy, which won the allegiance of the underprivileged and suppressed, that is to say, the mass of the population, more so than the Pauline theology that ultimately flowed into Neoplatonic philosophical theology of the educated minority (with literacy standing at about 15 percent).

ok i've decided — after soul searching and observing my and other's reactions to these religious blog news on CNN learning more about religion from this alone and about the mideast than from anywhere else in my USA educated life i need to be more tolerant of others having religious based governments THAT is what is confusing me — that religion are governments are not seperated that is hard for much of USA population to understand perhaps it is for me i think you would have to actually live in a society like the mideast to truly understand it i mean — actually be part of the society the religious part is truly offputting — since most in USA seperate church and state like — church is for faith and imagination and celebration and family and community involvement and state is for protection and education and health and infrastructure, etc., for all it is hard to be serious about religion — when the serious side of society is state it is hard to see religion being the serious side of enforcement — and the state enforcing the faith based side of society egad — doesn't god get lost in all that?

Tea Party supporters appear to be better educated, wealthier, and more likely to call themselves conservative than the general population.

Women who choose homebirth, according to Australian research, tend to be older and more educated than the general population.

These include Barnsley, Doncaster, Grimsby, Mansfield, Middlesbrough, Southend, Stoke, Sunderland, Wakefield and Wigan — often ageing, post-industrial cities associated with the demographic Matthew Goodwin and Rob Ford identify as the «left behind»: older, whiter, less educated and more working class than the population as a whole.

Canada ranked as the most college - educated country, with 55.2 percent of its population, ages 25 to 64, obtaining an education higher than a high school level.

Study participants were younger, more educated, more affluent and fewer were Hispanic whites than in the U.S. population.

But vets who were white, older, better educated and never married were more likely to take their own lives than were people in the general population.

As a group, astronauts are highly educated and have access to top medical care, meaning their healthcare outcomes are generally better than the general population.

And there are more highly talented math students in the whole population of 18 countries than in U.S. families with a college educated parent.

Collectively these eight states educate more than 18 million children, nearly 40 percent of the country's school population.

Roebuck went on to specify the social and political benefits of an educated populace, including the possibility of reasoned debate rather than «a stack - burning peasantry or sturdy pauper population,» and «a people industrious, honest, tolerant, and happy.»

Kozol points out that the wealthiest suburban school districts surrounding New York City, for example, spend more per pupil to educate their mostly white student bodies than the city spends to educate its mostly minority population.

The largest unified districts in Southern California tend to achieve better outcomes in educating traditionally underserved student populations than their Northern California counterparts, based on newly - released assessments of how well schools are teaching Latino, African - American and low - income students.

Some European countries with large immigrant populations — such as Switzerland and Lichtenstein — are more successful than the United States in educating immigrant students, particularly in the second generation.

While they educate a different population than a century ago, the schools and classrooms are organized much the same.

Based on their location, the school will likely have to educate a student population that is more economically disadvantaged than the student populations at NHA's other schools, CSAB noted.

The second major revelation that arises from this CTMirror article is the reminder that Jumoke has been educating a population that is very different than the one that attends Hartford's district schools.

He says there's never been a better time to be a student in American public schools, which educate a broader swathe of the population more successfully than ever before.

An educated population is far harder to bilk out of its wealth than an ignorant one.

• Differences with the private sector: Higher - education faculty members tend to be older, more educated, and have higher incomes than the working population as a whole, and the structural pension plan design differences in the higher - education sector also make a significant contribution to the better retirement outcomes expected by faculty.

We have one of the best shelters in the country, our population adopts more than they shop, and people parading their unaltered dogs around town quickly find that someone is interested in educating them around every corner.

Graduate Practical Nurse — Duties & Responsibilities Accumulate 678 clinical hours in medical / surgical, cardio vascular, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, pediatric oncology, and outpatient care at the Veteran's Administration Obtain and maintain federal clearance to work with VA staff and patients Assist more than 200 RN's, Charge RN's, CNA's, and physicians Perform intake, preoperative clearance, history and physical, EKGs, lab tests, discharge, and follow - up Assess, diagnose, and treat sprains, strains, lacerations, and other physical injuries Responsible for IV line insertion, blood product administration, and medication Determine severity of patient condition and promptly refer to specialists when appropriate Develop and administer disease management plan ensuring high quality, comprehensive care Provide acute episodic and chronic care to adult and pediatric populations Facilitate case management, consultation, and interdisciplinary patient care Educate patients in healthy diets, exercise, smoking cessation, and overall positive lifestyles Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure, emergency care situations Perform administrative functions including phones, data entry, and other tasks as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner

Limitations include the lack of a control group at the 6 - month postintervention follow - up, small sample size, concerns about the generalizability to other populations due to the largely college educated, married, above average income sample and the use of self - referred families, who may be more willing to complete self - directed work than others.

According to USA Today, Kmart did best with Northeasterners, the less - educated, urban and rural populations (rather than people from the suburbs) and shoppers who earn less than $ 20,000 in annual household income.