The phrase "affluent sectors" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to economically prosperous or wealthy areas or groups within a society or industry.
Example: "The marketing campaign was specifically targeted at affluent sectors to maximize sales."
Alternatives: "wealthy segments" or "prosperous groups".
It is a movement arrayed from the outset against the most affluent sectors of society – big banks and financial institutions, corporate executives, whose pay is obscenely disproportionate to the earnings of the 99%.
Similarly, we would suggest that – particularly among lower SES communities where smoking is still extremely prevalent – it may be counter-productive to rely on the effect of smoking stigmatisation which has become a feature of more affluent sectors of society.
Survival from laryngeal cancer in men in England and Wales did not increase rapidly in the 15 years to the end of the 20th century, and such increases as did occur were virtually confined to men in the most affluent sectors of society.
Private equity has edged out the hedge-fund industry this year as the brashest, most affluent sector of the finance world - a phenomenon epitomised by the Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman's lavish 60th birthday party for 300 of New York's finest socialites in February.
"I think, traditionally, the affluent sector seems to be insulated," says McDavitt.
GMS eligible patients therefore broadly represent the least affluent sector of the community.
GMS patients account for approximately 29% of the population [ 8] and therefore represent the least affluent sector of society.
The large and medium chains expressed concern about their reputation and sought to position themselves in the more affluent sector of the market.
In both cases we have communities that are among the more affluent and influential sectors of American society having it both ways: at once exercising quite frankly the power that they know darn well they possess, and playing the ultimate American trump card: claimed victim status.
Widespread suboptimal (<30 ng/mL) status of 25(OH D has been reported among diverse groups which include adults [ 2], pregnant women [ 3], postmenopausal women [ 4], children, and adolescents [ 5] belonging to both urban and rural [ 2, 6] and affluent and nonaffluent sectors [ 5], with circulating 25(OH D levels averaging between 34.8 and 46.3 nmol/L.
Though the financial sector, whose affluent members thrive on profits received from interest, will tell us that interest and transaction fees are a necessary lubricant of business, the fact is they have become a major parasitic burden on society.
