Definition of "subpopulation" []

• A part or subdivision of a population, especially one originating from some other population: microbial subpopulations. (noun)

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• "However, despite these increases, Hispanics continued to have the lowest health insurance coverage and the lowest percentage of persons with a personal health-care provider than any other subpopulation......"
• "When the purported relationship is inverse such as jobs overall and relative job loss for a certain population segments, you need to look long and hard to find data that prove your specifics for the subpopulation, and explain how that has happened due to the mechanisms you propose."
• "As for Moore's second charge, though EPA may have been concerned about the possibility that infants and children may be more sensitive than adults to the toxic effects of pesticide residues on food, the Agency was not taking any steps to ensure this subpopulation were adequately protected."