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.  | 
