Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Structure  (STRUCTURE)

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Section	English 144	Arabic 144	Czech 144	German 144	Spanish 144	French 144	Italian 144	Japanese 144	Portuguese 144	Russian 144	Chinese 144
144-1	frequency distribution —distribution	توزع السكان—توزع التكراري	rozdělení četností	Häufigkeitsverteilung —Verteilung	distribución	distribution	distribuzione	度数分布 —分布	distribuição de freqüência —distribuição	Частотное распределение —Распределение	频数分布 —分布 —分布
144-2	absolute frequency —class frequency	تكرار الفئة—تكرار المطلق	absolutní četnost	Besetzungszahl —Absolute Häufigkeit	frecuencia absoluta	effectif de classe —fréquence absolue	numero di casi che rientrano in una classe —frequenza assoluta	絶対度数 —階級度数	freqüência absoluta	Абсолютная частота	绝对频数
144-3	relative frequency	تكرار النسبي	relativní četnost	relative Häufigkeit	frecuencia —frecuencia relativa	fréquence —fréquence relative	frequenza relativa	相対度数	freqüência relativa	Относительная частота	相对频数
144-4	structure —composition	تركيب	složení	Struktur —Aufbau —Zusammensetzung —Gliederung	estructura —composición	répartition —composition	ripartizione —composizione	構造 —構成	estrutura —composição	Структура —Состав	结构 —组合

The arrangement of members of a population in various categories or classes of a specified attribute or variable produces a frequency distribution ¹, often called a distribution ¹ for short. The ratio of the number in the individual group or cell — the absolute frequency ² or class frequency ² — to the total number in all groups is called the relative frequency ³ in that group. In demography the terms structure ⁴ and composition ⁴ are often used interchangeably to describe the distribution of characteristics such as age, sex, marital status, occupation, etc. Structure is sometimes used in a more restricted sense to describe the distribution of the population according to age and sex only.

• 4. The term population distribution usually refers to its spatial distribution. However, when used with the name of the characteristic or attribute that is analyzed, the word distribution is a synonym for structure or composition. Thus one finds references to age distribution, age and sex composition, and age and sex structure.

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frequency distribution frequency distribution   distribution distribution   absolute frequency absolute frequency   class frequency class frequency   relative frequency relative frequency   structure structure   composition composition