IDC4U - Social Indicators Flashcards
what is eco footprint
How can we measure happiness
Cantrill ladder
world happiness report
what is the cantril ladder
define your life satisfaction based on what rung of the ladder you’re on
how do money and happiness connect
there is a correlation between money and happiness, countries with less money have lower happiness simply because they have no money to live off of
what are the three major areas to consider when looking at the wellbeing of a country
- economic development
- social development
- political maturity
define economic development
a country’s material wealth and trade, which is defines by its GDP/capita, ratio of cars to people, and per capita electrical power capacity
define social development
level of education, healthcare, life expectancy, and rate of infant mortality
define political maturity
measured by considering factors such as whether a country is democratic, has a low level of corruption, a functioning and established electoral system and rule of law
what does HDI stand for
Human Developement Index
what are the 3 pillars of the HDI
health
wealth
education
what is the Gini Coefficient
measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of income in a county
what is the quintile ratio
ratio of average income of the richest 20% of the population to the average income of the poorest 20% of the population
what are some demographic indicators
crude birth rate
crude death rate
dependency ratio
natural increase rate
define crude birth rate
the total number of live births in a year for every 100 people alive in society
define crude death rate
the total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people alive in a society
