proportion of population
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproportionandpopulation
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proportion
noun
uk/prəˈpɔː.ʃən/us/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən/
the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to ...
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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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(Definition ofproportionandpopulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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From 1900 to 1990, theproportionofpopulationliving on a farm dropped from nearly 40 to < 2%5.
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Nevertheless, even when these issues have been properly considered and taken into account, it is clear that nongenetic factors account for a substantialproportionofpopulationvariance.
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Theproportionofpopulationin the older groups has been getting steadily larger and will continue to do so.
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That was done as far as possible according to theproportionofpopulation.
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There is an interesting comparison to be made here on the basis ofproportionofpopulation.
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I believe success depends not on theproportionofpopulationto the area, but on the energy of human will of the people.
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Correlation has been found between theproportionofpopulationliving at one or more persons per room and the mortality rate among children up to the age of four.
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We have a higherproportionofpopulationover 65, and particularly over 75, and are therefore in greater need of personal social services provision—home help, day care and so on.
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Lander's group have recently discovered an important association that accounts for a largeproportionofpopulationrisk for adult onset diabetes.
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Formula grants include quantifiable elements, such as population, amount of tax effort, proportionofpopulationunemployed or below poverty level, density of housing, or rate of infant mortality.
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I have already said that we have one of the highest proportions of population in employment.
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