Common Indicators to Document the State of the Environment and to Detect Change - Mining and the Environment: From Ore to Metal - page 389

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
Social Systems
Population
Growth indicators
● Total population
● Population growth
Migration indicators
● Population density
● Net migration gain and loss
● Community stability index
Structure indicators
● Age trends
● Gender distribution
Institutional capacity
Origin (Indigenous Peoples)
● Ethnic groups and Indigenous Peoples
● Unemployment rate by ethnicity
● Occupational distribution of women and minorities
Norms and values
Religion
Equity
● Gini index of income inequity
● Percentage of population living below poverty line
● Unemployment rate
● Ratio of average female wage to male wage
● Income of top 10 percent/ income of bottom 10 percent
● Percentage of time contributed to causes other than household earning
Health
● Nutritional status of children
● Mortality rate under 5 years old
● Life expectancy at birth
● Percentage of population with adequate sewage disposal/ access to safe drinking water/access to primary health
facilities
● Number of water borne diseases
Education/Awareness
● Children reaching Grade 5 of primary education
● Adult literacy rate
● Percent population perceive pollution a priority
Housing
● Floor area per person
● Secure tenure - Proportion of population with access to secure tenure (owned or rented)
Security
● Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 people
● Number of security personnel per 1,000 people