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The content gaps I plan to address how the type of area lived in connects to amount of health problems found in that area. The key points I will be looking at is different areas such as suburbs or the city and do research of what health problems are more likely found in those areas. I plan to contribute to this article by adding new information, photos and sources at the end of the article. The talk page has giving me the information that there is information missing and some sources need to be cited.

The idea of a 'standard' may be contrasted with the quality of life, which takes into account not only the material standard of living, but also other more intangible aspects that make up human life, such as leisure, safety, cultural resources, social life, physical health, environmental quality issues.[citation needed] More complex means of measuring well-being must be employed to make such judgments, and these are very often political and controversial. Even between two nations or societies that have similar material standards of living, quality of life factors may make one of these places more attractive to a given person or group.

Decent Standard of Living
The standard of living varies between individuals depending on different aspects of life. The standard of living consists of the individuals having the basics such as food, shelter, social interaction which all contribute to their wellbeing and what is considered to be a decent living standard. The decent living standard is also referred to as DLS. The decent living standard revolves around the idea and principle that a majority of the population are in demand for the basics that will allow them to have shelter, food and water, however it is not always able to be maintain for long period of time.

The factors that go into what is considered part of the DLS is made up of individuals having social, economic, and cultural rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is made up of different articles that states the rights individuals have to basic necessities such as food housing, clothing, water, and sanitation. Article 11 (2) states that humans have the right to receive even in the midst of a disaster. While Article 25 implies that housing is a basic human right that needs to be provided for individuals. The different aspects of standard of living have different parts to it like affordability, accessibility and quality.

Factors that Affect the Standard of Living
The living or minimum wage plays a part in individuals ability to get basic necessities. In New Zealand it was found that raising the minimum wage to  $20 dollars for two adults who work 60 hours a day and 52 weeks in a year will be able to support themselves and not fall into the poverty category. However, the minimum wage being $20 will only support a household with two adults with two children and not a single parent household. The reason for increasing the minimum wage is to decrease the gap between the high income and low income groups.

Indication
A method of measurement to indicate the  standard of living is by using a tool known as body mass index also known as a BMI. The usage of a tool like the BMI  will provide different categories which arrange individuals into groups based on their weight that is correlated to height. The categories are underweight, healthy weight, overweight and obesity. An individual's BMI has a positive correlation to individuals socio-economic factors. These socio-economics factors include incomes, education, employment, community safety and social support. The different BMI of individuals across a group provides a different levels of social class between individuals.