1. Standard of Living ENACTUS TRAINING Measurement Tools Developed by D Caspersz & D Bejr, 2013

2. Standard of Living is… Tangible circumstances or variables in which people live, the goods and services they are able to consume and the economic resources they have access to Such as material comforts, ease of living and opportunities for personal satisfaction. Often ‘income based ‘access’ and ‘affordability’ of items such as: - education or skills development - health care and sanitation - materialistic comforts such as housing, clothes and transportation - sufficient food

3. How is it measured? Using similar tools to measure the outcome variables; much the same as quality of life These may include, but are not limited to: Observation Surveys Discussions Semi-structured interviews Focus groups Video evidence Third party reports (ie carers, guardians, teachers etc) Assessments Completion of tasks

4. Formal Tools for Measuring Standard of Living Human Development Index: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/hdi/ http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/hdi/ Calculating the human development indices: http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2007200 8_Tech_Note_1.pdf http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2007200 8_Tech_Note_1.pdf