Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
poblacion mayor de 15 años de residencia urbana
English translation:
population over 15 residing in urban areas
Added to glossary by
Robert Copeland
May 15, 2008 22:30
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
Organized, Deadline-Oriented, Reliable
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
poblacion mayor de 15 años de residencia urbana
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
En el año 2001 se realizo la Segunda Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo y Enfermedades no Trasmisibles en la poblacion mayor de 15 años de residencia urbana y se registro una tasa de 15%............
(I currently have: In the year 2001, the Second Cuban National Survey on Risk Factors and Non-Communicable Diseases was done among ***the urban population aged over 15. An asthma rate of 15% was found........
I am looking for other ways to state this same idea other than the one I currently have.....Any ideas???
(I currently have: In the year 2001, the Second Cuban National Survey on Risk Factors and Non-Communicable Diseases was done among ***the urban population aged over 15. An asthma rate of 15% was found........
I am looking for other ways to state this same idea other than the one I currently have.....Any ideas???
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Claudia Pesce
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Argentina
20 yrs in Psychology and Education
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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population over 15 residing in urban areas
Otra opción. Suerte :D
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "These were all excellent options, any of these would have been fine, I chose this option "by popular demand"....Thanks to everyone again!"
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9 mins
Terry Burgess
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
I place Quality and Accuracy above speed
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
[was conducted among] urban inhabitants aged over 15
...or "over fifteen years of age"
Hi Robert.
Yours sounds fine to me [with the exception of "done"]. You're probably tired and so nothing sounds good to you. I've offered a "suggestion" which might work for you.
Luck:-)
Hi Robert.
Yours sounds fine to me [with the exception of "done"]. You're probably tired and so nothing sounds good to you. I've offered a "suggestion" which might work for you.
Luck:-)
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Claudia Pesce
: Your option is great, too, and I especially agree with the change to "conducted among". Saludos :D
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Thanks, Claudia:-)) you're too good:-)
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Patrice
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Merci, Patrice:-)
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Yvette Neisser Moreno
: I like this wording. A slight variation could be "urban inhabitants 15 years and older"
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Thank you, Yvette:-) I initially thought of that but decided 'contra' as it would infer 15 year-olds were included..& I don't believe so. IMO, it starts at age 16, where age 15 ends:-))
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Victoria Frazier
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Thank you, Victoria:-)
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AZjuancarlos
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Federally Certified Court Interpreter
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
In 2001, for the second time, a national survey on risk factors and non-communicable diseases was co
Just another suggestion. Buena Suerte.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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1508
urban population over 15 years of age
You asked for some alternatives. This is what I usually do - although I encounter variants of this expression so often that I like to vary them.
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