CSMP - Cambridge (social inequality) Exam Questions & Answers 2024

CSMP - Cambridge (social inequality) Exam Questions & Answers 2024 Define social inequality - ANSWERS- The unequal distribution and unequal access to factors such as income, housing, education or health across a population Socio-economic indicators - ANSWERSINCOME: - GNI -> measures income by totalling the amount of goods and services produced within the country and by exports/imports - Gini coefficient -> measured between 0, where everybody is equal, and 1, where all the country's income is earned by a single person HOUSING: - Housing tenure -> % of people who have a legal right to rent/own their property EDUCATION: - Adult literacy -> % of adults who can read and write EMPLOYMENT: - Unemployment rate -> the number of people without a job that are working age divided by all people currently in the labour force HEALTHCARE: - Life expectancy -> average number of years a person is expected to live OTHER: - HDI -> a measure between 0 (low) and 1 (high) which combines GNI per capita, life expectancy and average years of schooling