One in 1,000 people is affected. vs One in 1,000 people are affected.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'One in 1,000 people is affected' is correct when referring to a singular group or statistic, while 'one in 1,000 people are affected' is correct when focusing on the individuals within that group.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 530 views

One in 1,000 people is affected.

This phrase is correct when referring to a singular group or statistic.

This phrase is used when talking about a single group or statistic being affected by something.

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In some places in Finland, people are so afraid that the exercise of important rights by ordinary people is affected.
Rare (less than 1 in 1,000 people affected) - Allergic skin reactions (including rash), itching, hot flushes, fever, chills.
But one person thinking it's affected, 1,000 people let down...
Rare (less than 1 in 1,000 people affected) - Allergic skin reactions (including rash), itching, hot flushes, fever, chills.
Rare side effects (less than 1 in 1,000 people affected)
Severe allergic reactions to this medicine are very rare (affecting less than 1 in 10,000 people) or rare (affecting less than 1 in 1,000 people).
Prices of goods go up, inflation is affected.
An annex is crucial to give greater legal clarity about what Community legislation is affected.
The Commission says that more conclusive research is needed into how equality is affected.
State guarantees generally fall within the scope of Article 87(1) if no market premium is paid and trade between Member States is affected.
If his eye is affected, then all of him is affected.
Rare side effects (occurring in less than 1 in 1,000 people, but more than 1 in 10,000):
Bu! When your relationship is affected.
Somehow, when it's dealing with her, the energy field is affected.
A great diversity of machinery production (approximately 1500 companies in the EU) is affected.
Everyone in the building is affected.
Then I turn on the electricity and measure to see if the water temperature is affected.
With the Web down between here and Scottsdale, everything, from banking to emergency services is affected.
DMA is in competition with foreign groups, so that trade between Member States is affected.
Previous outbreaks occurred in Norway and Canada, and now Scotland is affected.

One in 1,000 people are affected.

This phrase is correct when focusing on the individuals within the group.

This phrase is used when emphasizing the individuals within a group being affected by something.

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More than two million people are affected.
Many millions of people are affected.
The leishmaniases are endemic in 88 countries and 12 million people are affected.
4000 people have been evacuated; 121 municipalities and over 500000 people are affected.
Despite their rarity, there are so many different types of rare diseases that millions of people are affected.
It is estimated that a group of between 350000 and 900000 people are affected.
It is a myth that only certain people are affected.
We've got to find out what it is before more people are affected.
18 countries are under water, and one and a half million people are affected.
The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that this outbreak has caused 13 deaths and that a further 72 people are affected.
Rare (less than 1 in 1,000 people affected) - Allergic skin reactions (including rash), itching, hot flushes, fever, chills.
But one person thinking it's affected, 1,000 people let down...
Rare (less than 1 in 1,000 people affected) - Allergic skin reactions (including rash), itching, hot flushes, fever, chills.
Rare side effects (less than 1 in 1,000 people affected)
But it's not just the carbonate producers that are affected.
Approximately 1.2 million workers are affected.
Two hundred million people are affected by desertification.
Every second you're not current, 1,000 people are changing the channel to the guy who is.
Severe allergic reactions to this medicine are very rare (affecting less than 1 in 10,000 people) or rare (affecting less than 1 in 1,000 people).
Victims are the people who are affected.

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One in 1,000 people is affected. vs One in 1,000 people are affected.