A Sociological Approach to the Study of Household Access to Drinking Water in the Former Soviet Union Countries

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of the data of the sociological study Health of Societies in the Times of Transition (HITT) carried out in 2010, which investigated, in particular, the changes in the population's access to piped household water in the former Soviet Union countries between 2001 and 2010, and examines how these depended on the household's economic status. The paper is based on 2 international research projects: The Living standards, Lifestyles, and Health (LLH) project of 2001 and the follow-up study carried out in 2010 - Health in the Times of Transition (HITT). This article is addressed to experts in sociology, statistics, social work and health, as well as a wide range of people interested in the changes in the social and economic situation in the former Soviet Union.

Keywords

• социологический подход
• доступность
• питьевая вода
• домохозяйство
• образ жизни