'Standard of living' in England but Scots and Welsh are welcome too :-)
2006-09-02 13:02:12 · 16 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
My wealth is measured in friends, family and the respect of others. When I die, if domeone says she was a good mother, a good friend, or a good neighbor, then I will have had a standard of living that will beat Bill Gates.
2006-09-02 14:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Standard of living refers to the quality and quantity of goods and services available to people and the way these services and goods are distributed within a population. It is generally measured by standards such as income inequality, poverty rate, real (i.e. inflation adjusted) income per person. Other measures such as access and quality of health care, educational standards and social rights are often used too. Examples are access to certain goods (such as number of refrigerators per 1000 people), or measures of health such as life expectancy. It is the ease by which people living in a country are able to satisfy their wants.
One of the problems with the western world is that the wants of the populace are artificially inflated in order to generate more demand for products that aren't truely required. This means that people spend more time doing work that they don't enjoy in order to buy things they don't really want.
2006-09-02 20:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by reaper8436247 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are happy with what you've got.
Some Millionares have a worse standard of living than a goat herder.
2006-09-02 20:07:55 · answer #3 · answered by David T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The level of comfort in my home
Not having to look at the price of things when I shop for food
Having the holidays that I want
Not worying about money related things
2006-09-03 07:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The number of loans. Home mortgage, car leasing, professional loans, credit cards, etc. The standard of living is defined by your credit capacity.
2006-09-02 20:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The laws of God.
In this era, they are written in 'the Kitab-i-Aqdas' ('the Most Holy Book') of Baha'u'llah. You can read this Book at the Gutenberg Project.
2006-09-02 20:08:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Brown corduroys and Cabbage soup every evening.
2006-09-02 20:17:57 · answer #7 · answered by Princess415 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My standard of living is adequate ~~
2006-09-02 20:06:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
work/life balance and having a bit of pocket money!
2006-09-02 20:03:36 · answer #9 · answered by a_facchini 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have one.
2006-09-02 20:38:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋