Measuring Social Inequality

Question 1

Income

Answer 1

The World Banks definition of absolute poverty is US$1.25 a day PPP.
Below this a person cannot afford the minimum amount of food and non food essentials
Relative Poverty is a useful measure as it relates to the level of poverty to the distribution of income across the whole population
The Gini Coefficient is used to measure levels of income inequality within countries. The lower the value to more equal the distribution

Question 2

Housing

Answer 2

Housing Tenure is whether or not you own your own house

Question 3

Education

Answer 3

Formal education and informal

Literacy rates

Question 4

Health Care

Answer 4

Access to healthcare 
Levels of ill health 
Number of doctors per 1000 
Access to clean water 
Effective sanitation

Question 5

Employment

Answer 5

Unemployment
Regular income
Informal Sector