Checking questions
1. Which statement is true concerning the European Union survey on income and living conditions (EU-SILC)?
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A. It includes data on employees in both public and business sectors. | |
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B It does not contain data of industries which are dominant from the point of view of women such as education and health care. | |
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C. It provides reliable time series. |
2. What do statistics in the EU compare when examining the pay gap between men's and women's wages?
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A. Men's and women's gross monthly wage | |
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B. Men's and women's net monthly wage | |
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C. Men's and women's gross hourly wage |
3. In 1995 the pay gap was the largest in the Netherlands, Great Britain, Estonia, Latvia and Cyprus to the detriment of women. How did the situation change by 2005?
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A. Great Britain, Germany, Estonia, and Cyprus got into this category, and the pay gap decreased. | |
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B. Great Britain, Germany, Estonia, and Cyprus got into this category, and the pay gap increased. | |
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C. The Netherlands, Great Britain, Estonia, Latvia and Cyprus stayed in this category, and the pay gap did not change either. |
4. In which category can Hungary be found according to Eurostat ECHP/SILC, 2005?
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A. Among countries of large pay gaps. | |
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B. Among countries of medium pay gaps. | |
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C. Among countries of small pay gaps |
5. What cause the pay gap between men and women?
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A. Structural causes, for example: different qualifications, years of experience, professions, positions. | |
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B. Discrimination. | |
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C. Structural causes and discrimination together. |
