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Material Well-Being
Material wellbeing is measured through income, consumption
patterns or assets/wealth. In developing countries assets of poor people often include land of livestock. No unique definition exists but the concept is most often thought as representing the stock of wealth used to generate wellbeing.
Definition of Well-Being:
A feeling of being comfortable, healthy, and happy. The well-being of a country is the state in which it is strong and
doing well.
Material Well-Being
Material Well-Being
These quotes from renowned researchers have three things that
of well-being.
2. The component definitions break down well-being into its
constituent parts, dimensions or domains, or only identify key characteristics considered essential to evaluate well-being.
3. The definitions either explicitly or implicitly refer to just one or a
OECDs (Oragnisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) explanation of Material Well-Being
The OECD came up with three pillars for understanding and measuring peoples well-being.
consumption possibilities and their command over resources.
1. Material living conditions (or economic well-being) which determine peoples 2. Quality of life, which is defined as the set of non-monetary attributes of individuals
that shapes their opportunities and life chances, and has intrinsic value under different cultures and contexts.
3. The sustainability of the socio-economic and natural systems where people live
and work, which is important for well-being to last over time. Sustainability depends on how current human activities impact on the stocks of different types of capital (natural, economic, human and social) that underpin well-being.
Material Well-Being
Our Definition: Material Well-Being can be defined by three factors, individual sustainability, quality of life, and opportunities and life chances for individuals to further ones sustainability and success.
Income/Housing
One in five kids
Less income-less
One child-one
room is a Want
Educational Funding
State Income & Resources
Property taxes
California is progressive
Education
10% Income Increase
0.2% to
Quality of Education
Education
Common Core Math English GATE Program
Bad Start Little to No Help
Statistics
Study based on 8 educations
items 1.3 educational gap 19.2% disadvantage from missing items Inequality in literacy Reading - missing Math 13th Science 24th
Higher Education
College Acceptance Requirements
Minimal College Qualifications High School Graduation
Apply
1988 8th Grade Study 81% Completed Requirements
On a National Level
Poverty rates of > 35%
have obesity rates 145% greater How is poverty linked to obesity? lack of fresh food lack of healthy options that are affordable "food insecurity
Health Insurance
4.2 million uninsured
uninsured
Income < $25,000
Apparent positive
Ways to Be Healthy
Gym membership costs CrossFit: $175-$200/month 24H Fitness: $27-$75/month LA Fitness: $30/month Alternatives? Outdoor exercise? safety as an issue in poor neighborhoods $25,000+ income, 14.5% feel unsafe to exercise outdoors $15,000 - $25,000 income, 26.2% feel unsafe to exercise outdoors <$15,000 income, 30.6% feel unsafe to exercise outdoors
Family Relationships
Conclusion
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References
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http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/07_02_ 03.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528798/
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1026520002362
http://www.schoolfundingfairness.org/
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