Sentences with phrase «used socioeconomic variables»

They say that this upward trend in loss «can not be explained by commonly - used socioeconomic variables».

Not exact matches

Other maternal variables tested in the model included maternal age, ethnic group, socioeconomic status, parity, prepregnancy weight and height, CES - D score, and use of tobacco.

«The discordant twin design minimizes a number of potentially confounding factors that may explain the association between childhood verbal ability and subsequent alcohol use by «controlling» for differences on variables [such as] socioeconomic differences or family factors that, if excluded, could cloud the interpretation of findings.»

The problem, however, when looking at simple correlations between social media use and STDs is that they fail to control for many other socioeconomic variables that can be related to sexual behavior and an increased risk of contracting an STD.

During the course of the volume, NAEP and Current Population Survey data are used to probe a broad range of variables, including teacher qualifications, hours spent watching television, levels of socioeconomic inequality, degrees of racial segregation, particular school - reform policies, family structure, and race - specific cultural attitudes.

In today's IAMs, tables of projected demographic and socioeconomic variables determine changes in resource use and pollution / emission levels, which in turn can determine Earth System variables such as atmospheric temperature.

We are using all the GCM runs currently available, evaluating every combination numerically possible (2 ^ 55) alongside the socioeconomic and circulation index data I had previously assembled, to see what variables really explain the spatial trend pattern.

There were no differences in either anthropometric measures at age 6 years or socioeconomic variables between children with BMI data at age 4 years and those without it, and analyses including all children produced findings consistent with those obtained using multiple imputation.

SLA - level predictor variables will include: accessibility (ARIA +), 33 socioeconomic status (using Socio Economic Status for Areas (SEIFA) indexes, four indexes that summarise different aspects of the socioeconomic conditions of people living in an area based upon sets of social and economic information from the Australian Census35); full - time equivalent GPs; medical workers, nurses, pharmacists, Aboriginal health workers and community services workers per 10 000 population; rates of unemployment and labour force participation.

The primary constructs within the hypothesized framework are: (1) social position variables — characteristics that are used within societies to hierarchically stratify groups (race, gender, socioeconomic status); (2) parenting variables — familial mechanisms that may influence African American adolescents well - being, perceptions of competence, and attitudes towards others in various contexts (e.g., parenting practices and racial socialization messages); (3) racial discrimination — negative racially driven experiences that may influence feelings of competence, belongingness, and self - worth; (4) environmental / contextual factors — settings and surroundings that may impede or promote healthy identity development (e.g., academic settings); and (5) learner characteristics — individual characteristics that may promote or hinder positive psychological adjustment outcomes (e.g., racial identity, coping styles).

Other variables measured were: sex, number of siblings, parental occupation, single - parent home, school failure, socioeconomic level, chronic somatic ailments and use of mental health services.

Homeowner, type of dwelling and neighbourhood were not used in the final analysis because maternal education is highly correlated with all of these variables and provides a good proxy measure for socioeconomic status which was measured early in the study and is relatively complete.