PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: INTEGRATED RANKING OF REGIONS BY DYNAMIC MODEL

Abstract

The study is devoted to the quantitative assessment of the population life quality of the regions of the Russian Federation, obtained based on official statistical data for 2010-2018. The integral indicator of the population life quality is formed based on the values of 33 socio-economic indicators combined into seven groups. The dynamics of changes in the average Russian integral indicator shows a decrease in the standard of living of the population during the period under review. To conduct a comparative analysis of changes in the living standard in the subjects of the Russian Federation for each region, total increments of the integral indicator and its components were obtained. The stable classification of the Russian Federation regions the according to the population life quality is obtained by cluster analysis methods. A significant disproportion in the rate of change in the living standard of the regions was revealed and 13 atypical regions were identified.

Keywords

• quality of life
• standard of living
• indicator
• statistics
• regional economy
• region
• grouping