Level and Quality of Life in Regions of the Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District: Current State and Development Dynamics
Abstract
This article reviews the research of interregional differences in the level and quality of live in the regions of the Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District (PFD). The regions of the district were ranked based on the integral estimation of quality of life of the population, leaders and outsiders were designated. Analysis of skewness coefficients of selected components of integral index revealed the multifaceted nature of disparities in well-being and quality of life within the regions of the PFD. Measurements of this indicator over time showed that there has been a common trend to slow down the growth of the well-being of the population, and in many territories the situation is characterized by stagnation and decline. In general, in the next years these trends may, in the authors’ opinion, continue. In this regard, estimating quantity characteristics of changes in some components of the well-being and quality of life in every region, reasons for the observed shifts are important in order to come up with definite solutions on unwinding of imbalances in socio-economic development of selected territories.
About the Authors
Aleksandr P. Martynov
Rosstat Territorial Statistical Office for the Orenburg Region
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Head, Rosstat Territorial Statistical Office for the Orenburg Region
15, Turkestan St., Orenburg, 460024, Russia
Svetlana S. Bogoslovskaya
Rosstat Territorial Statistical Office for the Orenburg Region
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Deputy Head, Department of Summary Statistical Work and Maintenance of the Statistical Register, Rosstat Territorial Statistical Office for the Orenburg Region
15, Turkestan St., Orenburg, 460024, Russia
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Martynov A.P., Bogoslovskaya S.S. Level and Quality of Life in Regions of the Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District: Current State and Development Dynamics. Voprosy statistiki. 2018;25(1):25-33. (In Russ.)
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