agebracketing

noun

UK /ˈeɪdʒˌbrækɪtɪŋ/

US /ˈeɪdʒˌbrækɪtɪŋ/

Agebracketing is putting people into groups based on how old they are.

The survey used agebracketing to compare answers from kids, teens, and adults.

SYNONYMS

age grouping age classification age banding age stratification age categorization

RELATED WORDS

age bracket demographics cohort age range segmentation

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In marketing, dividing customers into age groups to design better ads.

The toy company's agebracketing showed that most buyers were parents of young children.

3. In research, sorting data by age ranges to spot patterns.

Agebracketing revealed that older participants preferred the paper form.

4. In insurance, setting prices according to a person's age group.

Agebracketing kept premiums lower for younger drivers.

5. The act of assigning someone to a particular age category.

Her agebracketing put him in the under-18 group.