Comments on: ‘‘Socio-economic factors and suicide rates in European Union countries”

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Michele Fornaro ◽  
Stefania Fornaro
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

scholarly journals Suicide rates in the European Union Countries. An analysis from a multivariate approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Josué Gutiérrez-Barroso ◽  
Fernando Barragán-Medero ◽  
David Pérez-Jorge
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Divorce Rate ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
European Union Countries

Suicide is one of the most important causes of death in the European Union Countries (EU) and is considered as a phenomenon which can be explained from a psychological, biological and social point of view. Objectives: This research will analyze the phenomenon of suicide in the European Union from a sociological point of view, with the aim of creating a multivariate model which explains such phenomenon. Method: Taking into account those data offered by the European Statistics Office (EUROSTAT), this study will try to explain, through the multiple linear regression model, suicide rates in European countries from demographic variables (number of inhabitants, divorce rate, ratio of women), economic variables (Gross Domestic Product (GDP), general government gross debt), social variables (government expenditure on social protection, population at risk of poverty) or educational variables (public expenditure on education and population with secondary education). Conclusions: A model to explain suicide rates in different countries was developed. This model was made up of two variables (percentage of people with secondary education and ratio of women), which account for 50% of the suicide rate.

scholarly journals The Kurpie region. Transformation of settlement landscape until Poland’s accession to the European Union

2021 ◽  
Vol Special Edition (Special Edition) ◽  
pp. 31-48
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Starzyk
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
The European Union ◽  
System Transformation ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
Settlement Landscape ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

The Kurpie region is among the most interesting ethnographic regions of Poland, with the center of the original, well-preserved and carefully cultivated folk culture of the Kurpie [ethnographic group of the Polish population]. The image of the Kurpie village resulted from centuries of human activity. Over the centuries, transformations of the landscape occurred. Activities that gave the area a modern appearance were based on adaptation of the natural environment for cultivation of land and gradual establishment of human settlements. The traditional folk culture developed by the Kurpie ethnographic group, as well as high value of the natural environment prompted research in the scope of transformation to open settlement landscape of the Kurpie region. The present study was aimed at investigating processes that determined the transformation to the natural and cultural landscape of the Kurpie region. The territorial scope of the present work covers the Kurpie region located between the Omulew and the Szkwa rivers. In the 15th century, the region was included in the Ostrołęka County and has remained there since then. The time scope of the study concerns the period from when first mention of the area being settled was made to the moment of Poland's accession to the European Union. The following research methods were adopted for the study: analysis of source literature and literature on the subject undertaken in the present work, historical analysis to cover the development of settlement in the studied area, comparative cartographic analysis in the field of settlement and landscape transformation, statistical analysis in the field of social and technical infrastructure. In the study, landscape and urban-rural inventory was also applied. The study structure covers issues related to formation and development of settlement in the Kurpie region: 1) the Kurpie region in scientific research, 2) the Kurpie region in folk culture, 3) the Kurpie region – an outline of settlement-agricultural functions, as well as landscape layout, 4) the Kurpie region – characteristics of the settlement landscape, 5) the Kurpie region – dominant changes to the landscape under the influence of socio-economic factors in the period of the 45 post-war years, 6) the Kurpie region – dominant modification to the landscape as influenced by socio-economic factors during the political system transformation in Poland.

scholarly journals Economic Activity of the Population by Age in the European Union Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-35
Author(s):  
Ewa Pośpiech ◽  
Adrianna Mastalerz-Kodzis
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Employment Level ◽  
Change Rate ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Average Change ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Economic Analyses ◽  
Global And Local

The employment level research is an important element of economic analyses supporting the conduct of efficient regional or country policy. Many factors influence the level of this phenomenon, these are demographic, social and economic factors. The employment level can be considered in various categories and the demographic changes encourage to carry out employment analyses by age. Therefore, the subject of the analysis was employment (employment rate) of the European Union countries broken down by age. The main purpose of the article was to show similarities and differences in the level and structure of employment occurring in the European Union countries, and besides, examining the existence of spatial patterns in the period under investigation. To achieve this goal, selected quantitative tools were used, including classic and positional measures of central tendency, indicators of dynamics (average change rate) and measures of interdependence between variables (Pearson's correlation coefficient). In addition, selected spatial autocorrelation measures (global and local Moran's statistic) were used to identify spatial dependences. Data for analyses were taken from the Eurostat database. The results of the research showed the changing employment structure (by age) in the European Union countries and showed the existence of certain spatial dependences, especially in the oldest group of employed persons.

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