Measuring Quality of Life
Income
Income can buy
safe drinking water
Income allows purchasing of basic needs, no access to basic needs means a lower life expectancy
Your income affects the quality of your housing and living conditions
Access to safe water
No access to safe water
can decrease life expectancy
Access to education
Your education will affect what jobs will be available to you in the future
Education allows you to make better decisions in life
Health Decisions: Not smoking, eathing healthy
Financial Decisions: Buying things that you need, saving money in the bank, buying a house
teaches literacy