OECD Better Life index!

[Crystal Kim]

오늘 읽은 캐나다 관련기사인데 ..... 영어공부 하시는 회원님들 공부 겸사겸사 보시라 올려봅니다 ^^  캐나다는 OECD국가 중에서도 삶의 질이 높은 국가임이 분명 하군요!!!

Canada performs very well in many measures of well-being, as shown by the fact that it ranks among the top countries in a large number of topics in the Better Life Index.

Money, while it cannot buy happiness, is an important means to achieving higher living standards. In Canada, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is higher than the OECD average of 23 938 USD a year. In terms of employment, over 72% of people aged 15 to 64 in Canada have a paid job, more than the OECD employment average of 65%. Some 75% of men are in paid work, compared with 69% of women. People in Canada work 1 710 hours a year, less than the OECD average of 1 765 hours. Some 4% of employees work very long hours, much lower than the OECD average of 9%, with 6% of men working very long hours compared with just 2% for women.

Having a good education is an important requisite for finding a job. In Canada, 89% of adults aged 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high-school degree, well above the OECD average of 75%. This is truer of women than of men, as 88% of men have successfully completed high-school compared with 90% of women. This reverses the OECD average picture, where men are slightly more likely to have graduated high school. Canada is a top-performing country in terms of the quality of its educational system. The average student scored 522 in reading literacy, maths and science in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This score is higher than the OECD average of 497, making Canada one of the strongest OECD countries in students’ skills. On average in Canada, girls outperformed boys by 7 points, lower than the average OECD gap of 8 points.

In terms of health, life expectancy at birth in Canada is 81 years, one year higher than the OECD average of 80 years. Life expectancy for women is 83 years, compared with 79 for men. The level of atmospheric PM10 – tiny air pollutant particles small enough to enter and cause damage to the lungs – is 14.5 micrograms per cubic meter, considerably lower than the OECD average of 20.1 micrograms per cubic meter. Canada also does well in terms of water quality, as 90% of people say they are satisfied with the quality of their water, more than the OECD average of 84%.

Concerning the public sphere, there is a strong sense of community but only moderate levels of civic participation in Canada, where 94% of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in time of need, higher than the OECD average of 89%. Voter turnout, a measure of public trust in government and of citizens’ participation in the political process, was 61% during recent elections; this figure is lower than the OECD average of 72%. There is little difference in voting levels across society; voter turnout for the top 20% of the population is an estimated 63% and for the bottom 20% it is an estimated 60%, a much smaller difference than  the OECD average gap of 11 percentage points and suggesting there is broad inclusion in Canada’s democratic institutions.

In general, Canadians are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average, with 80% of people saying they have more positive experiences in an average day (feelings of rest, pride in accomplishment, enjoyment, etc.) than negative ones (pain, worry, sadness, boredom, etc.). This figure is higher than the OECD average of 76%.

For more information on estimates and years of reference, see FAQ section and BLI database.

If you want to have more INFO please check this web site:

http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/canada/

[sultan]

좋은 나라입니다.,^6^

[sultan]

잘 ㅡ읽어 보았어요,,ㅎㅎㅎ

[Crystal Kim]

People spend one-tenth to one-fifth of their time on unpaid work. The distribution of tasks within the family is still influenced by gender roles: men are more likely to spend more hours in paid work, while women spend longer on unpaid domestic work. Men in Korea, spend 45 minutes per day cooking, cleaning or caring, one of the lowest in the OECD where the average is 141 minutes. This is five times less than Korean women, who spend 227 minutes per day on average on domestic work. 요부분이 엄청 슬프네요!!!