Definition of Demographic Variables:
Attributes of a human population that are studied statistically. For example, in the present study, gender, age, etc., are studied to determine whether attitudes toward bribery vary based on gender or age.A demographic variable is a
variable that is collected by researchers to describe the nature and distribution of the sample used with inferential statistics. Within applied statistics and research, these are variables such as age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic measures, and group membership.Demographic —or more broadly, sociodemographic — statistics refer to
characteristics of a population, such as age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, income, education, and marital status.The common variables gathered in demographic research include
age, sex, income level, race, employment, location, homeownership, and level of education. Demographical information makes certain generalizations about groups to identify customers.
Demographers also analyze the effects of population growth and its control. Several demographic variables play central roles in the study of human populations, especially fertility and fecundity, mortality and life expectancy, and migration.
