ethnic background

collocation in English

meaningsofethnicandbackground

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ethnic
adjective
uk
/ˈeθ.nɪk/us
/ˈeθ.nɪk/
relating or belonging to a group of people who can be seen as distinct (= different) because they have a shared culture, tradition, language, history, ...
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background
noun
uk
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/us
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
the things that can be seen behind the main things or people in ...
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(Definition ofethnicandbackgroundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofethnic background

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Further analysis byethnicbackgroundidentified 52 % of cases being from the sameethnicbackground.
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Finally,ethnicbackgroundand immigrant status also affect attitudes towards immigration.
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They sought to support family carers irrespective of theirethnicbackground.
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Adjusted for gender, age, level of education,ethnicbackgroundand religion.
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There was no difference between theethnicbackgroundgroups in terms of attitudes to ageing.
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It is spoken by at least 95% of the inhabitants, irrespective ofethnicbackground.
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The respondents'ethnicbackgroundhad a significant influence on contraceptive knowledge.
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It also included socio-demographic questions, includingethnicbackgroundand socio-economic background.
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Individuals were selected to represent a diversity of age, gender,ethnicbackgroundand socio-economic status.
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Appreciation of cultural andethnicbackgrounddifferences is one significant component.
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They are even less satisfactory for the sampling of older persons of minorityethnicbackground.
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There is little empirical research on the influence ofethnicbackgroundon attitudes to filial obligations.
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There have been several attempts to identify theethnicbackgroundof respondents on the basis of names.
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One's historical sense of continuity is usually constructed from off shore, and depends on individualethnicbackgroundand international perspectives.
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Common covariates include age, gender, socioeconomic status,ethnicbackground, and education, learning styles, previous experience, prior knowledge and aptitudes.
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False positive (or false negative) results could emerge if cases and controls are not matched in theirethnicbackground.
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More research is identified to explore the underlying mechanism explaining the effect ofethnicbackgroundon health care use.
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Theethnicbackgroundof the respondents was defined according to country of birth and that of the respondent's parents.
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The respondents were interviewed in their homes, in most cases by an interviewer of the sameethnicbackground.
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In a number of cases, by using this term the respondents were signaling their disinclination to reveal theirethnicbackground.
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It unifies us whatever our political, religious orethnicbackground.
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This concept is based simply on theirethnicbackground.
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