Studies of shifting patterns in age, income, education, race, and other population characteristics are the subject of:

The correct answer is - demographics.

Explanation:

Demographics is the study of the change or shifting of the statistical data such as average age, income, employment, education, race and other socio-economic data and factors in a population.

Demographics data can be acquired by asking simple questions through the surveys and develop categories in population to study the groups on their average age, sex, income and other factors.

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