Population Characteristics

Qualities and characterization of various types of populations within a social or geographic group, with emphasis on demography, health status, and socioeconomic factors.

Year introduced: 1998

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Tree Number(s): N01

MeSH Unique ID: D011154

Entry Terms:

• Characteristic, Population
• Characteristics, Population
• Population Characteristic
• Population Statistics
• Statistics, Population
• Population Heterogeneity
• Heterogeneity, Population

Previous Indexing:

• Population (1971-1997)

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Population Characteristics
Demography
Age Distribution
Censuses
Ethnicity
Family Characteristics +
Health Status +
Population Density
Population Dynamics +
Population Forecast
Population Groups
Residence Characteristics +
Sex Distribution +
Vital Statistics +
Health
Adolescent Health
Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Child Health
Family Health
Global Health
Holistic Health
Infant Health
Men's Health
Mental Health
Military Health
Minority Health
Occupational Health
One Health
Oral Health
Physical Fitness +
Population Health +
Public Health
Reproductive Health
Sexual Health
Social Determinants of Health
Veterans Health
Women's Health +
Population
Rural Population
Suburban Population
Urban Population
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Status
Educational Status +
Employment +
Family Characteristics +
Housing Instability
Income +
Medical Indigency
Occupations +
Poverty +
Social Change
Social Class +
Social Conditions