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Social Studies Skills 16 - Interpreting Demographic Data
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Demography is the science that deals with the statistics of human population. Demographic data include such information as population size and distribution, and numbers of births and deaths. Information on population distribution might include statistics on age, ethnicity, and gender groups within the population.
Demographic information is often presented in a visual form such as a map, chart, or graph. The circle graphs shown below depict distribution by age during three different periods.
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