Question

ASAP-Choose the four major demographic characteristics that should be considered when analyzing an audience.

Answer 1

Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and probably Organizational affiliation. 

Answer 2

The answer is: age, gender, ethnicity and religion.

 When analyzing an audience, it's important to consider their background, their beliefs and what they stand for, which are reflected by their ethnicity and religion. Also age and gender will help a writer or speaker to be aware, and to choose and use appropriate  and specific words in order to achieve the objective of the message be received well and understood. All these match with the expectations of the audience.