ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION OF THE REGION
DOI 10.32651/233-118
Issue № 3, 2023, article № 18, pages 118-125
Section: Social problems of rural territories
Language: Russian
Original language title: ОЦЕНКА КАЧЕСТВА ЖИЗНИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ РЕГИОНА
Keywords: QUALITY OF LIFE, METHODOLOGY, INDICATORS, RATING
Abstract: The state of the economy of any country is characterized, first of all, by the level and quality of life of the population. The indicators of the quality of life of the population are the most important indicators for assessing the real socio-economic consequences of the ongoing transformations and the degree of social tension in society. For a comprehensive assessment of the quality of life of the population of the region, a comparative analysis of the subjects of the Volga Federal District was carried out in the study. In the study of the quality of life of the population, the proposed system of indicators characterizing the demographic situation in the region, the health of the population, the sphere of work, the standard of living of the population, housing conditions, health care, education, culture and sports, environmental protection, safety of living, transport infrastructure, provision with objects of trade and catering, economic development. The calculation was carried out by the method of single, group and integral indices. The study showed that the leading position in the ranking of the quality of life of the population among the subjects of the Volga Federal District is occupied by the Republic of Tatarstan. High positions in this rating are for the Republic of Mordovia and the Nizhny Novgorod region. Outsiders are the Republic of Mari El, the Orenburg region and the Kirov region. The Ulyanovsk region in this rating belongs to the regions with an average level of quality of life of the population and takes only tenth place. Using the results of the developed methodology for the integral assessment of the quality of life of the population of the region made it possible to form a comprehensive idea of the priority areas for improving the quality of life of the population of the region.
Authors: Postnova Marina Viktorovna, Smirnova Elena Anatolevna, Aleksandrova Natalia Rodionovna