- socioeconomically
- socioeconomic so‧ci‧o‧ec‧o‧nom‧ic [ˌsəʊsiəʊekəˈnɒmɪk, ˌsəʊʆiəʊ-, -iːkə- ǁ ˌsoʊsioʊekəˈnɑː-, ˌsoʊʆioʊ-, -iːkə-] adjective ECONOMICSbased on a combination of social and economic conditions:
• Researchers divided respondents into four socioeconomic groups.
• his socioeconomic status
— socioeconomically adverb :• Design and marketing are socioeconomically determined.
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socioeconomic UK US (also socio-economic) /ˌsəʊsiəʊˌekəˈnɒmɪk/ US /ˌsoʊsioʊˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk/ adjective► ECONOMICS used to describe the differences between groups of people relating to their social class and financial situation: »The proposal is meant to boost achievement for all and close a growing gap among students from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
»Higher education typically correlates with a higher socioeconomic status and better living conditions.
»a socioeconomic class/group
socioeconomically /ˌsəʊsiəʊˌekəˈnɒmɪkli/ US /ˌsoʊsioʊˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪ-/ adverb► »a racially and socioeconomically diverse city
Financial and business terms. 2012.