economic disadvantage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeconomicanddisadvantage
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economic
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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disadvantage
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/us/ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
a condition or situation that causes problems, especially one that causes something or someone to be less successful than other things ...
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(Definition ofeconomicanddisadvantagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofeconomic disadvantage
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At the rural site, the three participating school districts served regions with elevated levels ofeconomicdisadvantageand townships with populations under 10,000.
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Theeconomicdisadvantageof rural areas is the main push factor for rural depopulation.
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In many cases the marginal tax effect nearly exceeded the woman's income, putting the two-earner family at aneconomicdisadvantage.
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Economicdisadvantagewas defined in terms of individuals' employment status, their income, and whether they had a low income.
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Families below the federal poverty line, or receiving government assistance or with an unemployed principal wage earner, are classified as experiencingeconomicdisadvantage.
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The cultural characteristics of this population as well as their widespreadeconomicdisadvantagemay limit generalizability to other groups.
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This is a reminder that the selection effect does not account for the entireeconomicdisadvantagethat is experienced by disabled people.
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This factor represented the overalleconomicdisadvantageexperienced in neighborhoods that are disinvested and have high joblessness and one-parent families.
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It might be, therefore, that the impact on marriageable-age women ofeconomicdisadvantagewas to delay marriage, whereas poor men might never marry.
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The pattern ofeconomicdisadvantagein terms of income was more complicated.
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This gives insight into the relationship of income-based poverty to the other indicators ofeconomicdisadvantagediscussed here, and the difference between the poverty measures.
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One iseconomicdisadvantage, because divorce generally leads to a decline in the standard of living for children, a decline that may be associated with poorer child outcomes.
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Despite these significant differences, it is important to note that the two groups of children are similar in terms of their generaleconomicdisadvantage, family financial resources, and family composition.
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Peer relationship experiences may be weak and overshadowed by social andeconomicdisadvantage.
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At the same time, those resources given or loaned to the displaced to lessen theireconomicdisadvantage have usually ended up in the hands of more powerful surrounding groups.
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In addition, it is useful to examine whether the characteristics associated with high onset risks are also characteristics that are associated with greatereconomicdisadvantagein general.
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