age groups

Cohorts by birth

Age groups are categories that divide people by their ages, typically for demographic, research, or organizational purposes.

Common divisions include infants, children, teenagers, young adults, middle-aged adults, and seniors, though the exact boundaries vary by context.

The study compared health outcomes across different age groups.

Marketers, pollsters, and public health officials rely heavily on age group classifications to target messaging and track trends.

Opposites
categorical vs. individual classification

age groupsindividuals

Separate, distinct people

demographic dimension

age groupsincome brackets

Ranges grouping earners by pay

ethnic groups · geographic regions · religious affiliations · social classes · nationalities

temporal boundedness

age groupschronological age

Years since birth

Family

age, group, aged, ages, aging, ageless, age group

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