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CHANGING SPACES, MAKING PLACES - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Health
      - Education
      - Housing
      - Access to services
      - Wealth
        
        Low incomes are linked to ill-health, lower educational attainment and poor access to services
        
        A key factor to show this is disposable income which is the amount left over after essentials have been bought
  - - - Contrasts in literacy levels give an indication of inequality as people who can't read and write are less likely to get a good paid job
      - Formal education is the only factor that is measured but informal education such as doing things at home can also be taken into account
    - - Access to clean water, effective sanitation and quality and quantity of diet can also play a big part in people's health
      - The relationship between ill-health and poverty is very strong is reflected well by factors like number of doctors per 1000 people
    - - Housing tenure is a factor of social inequality, showing if people are able to afford suitable accommodation and what form do they pay for it
      - In LIDCs, squatter settlements are common as people aren't able to afford suitable housing so they build where they have no legal right to
    - - Unemployment or earning low wages in often a sign of social inequality as they can afford necessities
      - Millions end up working in the informal sector in EDCs and LIDCs which is an easy way into employment however pay is still bad
    - - The World Bank defines absolute poverty as earning less than $1.25/day, which is the level of income where a person can just afford minimum amount of food and non-food esentials
      - The Gini coefficient is a way to measure levels of income inequality in a country by giving it a number of 0.0 to 1.0 with 0 being equal pay for everyone and 1 being one person has it all