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Belize
STANDARD OF LIVING
Belize
STANDARD OF LIVING
Differences in quality of life reflected and shaped patterns of
social inequality in Belize. Access to food, housing, health care,
and other necessary or desired goods and services varied most
markedly between rural and urban areas, as well as by socioeconomic
status. In 1984 the average salary of an employee was Bz$6,000 (for
value of the
Belizean dollar--see Glossary).
Almost two-thirds of
the working population earned between Bz$3,000 and Bz$9,000, while
20 percent earned less than Bz$3,000.
Despite these differences in wealth, virtually all Belizeans
shared a penchant for foreign consumer products. In the 1980s, most
Belizeans' aspirations for a high standard of living stemmed not
only from the long period of colonial rule, but also from tales of
emigrants to the United States and television images of the good
life there.
Data as of January 1992
