How economic activity affects quality of life indices in the UK

Question 1

Example of some quality of life indices that can be affected by economic activity

Answer 1

-Employment trends
-Demographic changes

Question 2

How do employment trends change as economic activity does

Answer 2

-industrial- secondary sector under threat
-Post- industrial decline- high and rising unemployment
(spiral of decline)
-Post-industrial regeneration- Tertiary, quaternary quickly rising (higher salary= higher quality of life)

Question 3

How do demographics change as economic activity does

Answer 3

-industrial- urbanisation
-Post-industrial decline is suburbanisation, factories move to the edges of towns so people follow
-Post-industrial regeneration- young graduates move in

Question 4

inequalities in income in the UK

Answer 4

-richest 1% of UK population earn 13% of all income
-April 2019, the highest earners made 820 roughly a week and lowest earners made 390 roughly a week

Question 5

example of NGO aiding inequality

Answer 5

-in Aug. 2020, UNICEF uk provided grants to community food projects until Feb. 2021