QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL AREAS ACCORDING TO THE OPINION OF WOMEN FROM SIEDLCE COUNTY

Many factors of micro and macroeconomic nature affect the level and quality of life of the population, including occupational activity and related remuneration or living conditions. Satisfaction of life is considered as the primary indicator of subjective quality of life assessment. The purpose of this paper was to present the level and quality of women’s life with special attention paid to unemployed women in rural areas, based on the example of the Siedlce district. Quality of life was assessed on the basis of subjective factors. The main research tool was a questionnaire survey which enabled the information on the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents and the analysis of the question. The conducted research found that the majority of the surveyed women from the rural areas of the Siedlce county assessed their standard of living as average. A large group of women living in rural areas declared their intention to emigrate to the city.