Measurement of life quality in official statistics

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Anna Szukiełojć-Bieńkuńska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Statistical System ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Measurement And Analysis ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Methods Of Measurement

In recent years, priority for public statistics is to improve the methods of measurement and analysis of various aspects of sustainable socio-economic development. The high rank in terms of monitoring sustainable development is the measurement of life quality. The article presents the CSO’s general concept of life quality survey. It includes the previously completed research and analysis as well as proposals for the development of this research issues for the coming years. Adopted by the CSO concept of measuring the life quality refers both to the Polish tradition of research in this area, as well as international recommendations. This concept takes into account the multifaceted nature of the category of life quality and increasing importance of subjective measures. It was considered that in the measurement of quality of life CSO will seek to take into account the widest possible range of information on all domains adopted by the European Statistical System, including the Polish specifics.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN LITHUANIA COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 588-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalia Štreimikienė ◽  
Neringa Barakauskaitė-Jakubauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Objective Indicators

The paper presents the definition of quality of life and its relationship with sustainable development. The paper analyses and compares the indicators of quality of life in Lithuania with other countries. A quality of life is an explicit or implicit policy goal. Various measurements and indicators to evaluate a quality of life were proposed during the recent years however there are no widely accepted objective indicators of quality of life able to compare countries. Sustainable development concept proposes new approach to measure quality of life. Therefore the aim of sustainable development is to increase quality of life. Quality of life can be addressed in terms of people health, the state of economy, employment, infrastructure development, crime and environment. All these indicators are interrelated as economic development creates preconditions to maintain public health, develop social and technical infrastructure, to increase employment, to ensure quality of environment, to tackle with crime etc. From the other point of view healthy and satisfied with the quality of life nation have positive impact on stable economic growth.

Summary and conclusions of the 2002 Stockholm Water Symposium

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Falkenmark
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Food Security ◽  
World Summit ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Livelihood Security ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Socio Economic Development

Water as an engine for development. Water is the key to socio-economic development and quality of life, and therefore an essential factor to be properly linked to other development factors. Water was also one of the five priority issues at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. Reaching the Millennium Declaration's ambitions to halve, by 2015, the number of people suffering from poverty, hunger and ill-health cannot be accomplished unless water and sanitation services are organized in a manner that effectively improves livelihood security, including food security.

scholarly journals Ecological Aspects of Urban Agriculture in the Context of Sustainability

2020 ◽  
pp. 480-491
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Ecological Aspects

Achieving a more sustainable and environmentally friendly approach, following the concepts of sustainable development and searching solutions for improving the quality of life in the context of urban agriculture requires a determination of the environmental aspects of this type of practices in the context of sustainable development. Sustainable urban agriculture combines all the characteristics of urban agriculture, implemented in the concept of sustainability. The aim of the paper is based on the assessment of the ecological impact of urban agriculture to determine its possibilities for improving the life quality in Bulgaria. The paper has the following structure: 1) Literature review of the relevant author’s findings directed at sustainable urban agriculture; 2) Methodological framework of the study; 3) Analysis of the respondents’ opinion about the ecological aspects of urban agriculture for improving the life quality; 4) General conclusions related to the ecological aspects of urban agriculture for improving the life quality. Ecological aspects of urban agriculture to improve the quality of life are revealed on the basis of the respondents’ assessments in terms of the environmental benefits of urban agriculture, the profile of the customers of the products from urban agriculture, the profile of urban agricultural products, applied practices and production methods, pollution of natural resources etc. Some of the conclusions in the paper are related to the opportunities of urban agriculture to ensure food security and food resources in an environmentally friendly manner, optimize and save the use of natural resources, implement green practices, create local employment and encourage the development of the regions. The results are part of the scientific project DN 05/18 Urban agriculture as a strategy for improving the quality of life of urban communities, funded by the Bulgarian research fund.

scholarly journals Life quality and human capital within reproduction system: regional aspect

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Makarova ◽  
Elena Tkach ◽  
Irina Kudryavtseva ◽  
Anna Seliverstova ◽  
Natalya Vinogradova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Reproduction System ◽  
Regional Aspect

Human capital as a national economy defining basic factor is considered in the article. The research is focused on human capital study based on regional level. The correlation between human capital and quality of life is also revealed in the study. The quality of life correlates with the model of the society and the dominating model of a human. The major importance of the qualify of life is considered within the concept of sustainable development. The observation of a trend of a human life quality improvement and, therefore, human capital enrichment is presented on a scheme below. Analysis and evaluation of a human capital of a region is provided within historical and modern aspects.

scholarly journals Transformation of rural settlement and sustainability of rural development in the region

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-243
Author(s):  
Vladimir Tikhii ◽  
Olga Koreva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Settlement ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Village

The current socio-economic situation in rural areas is characterized by a number of problems that hinder sustainable development. The low quality of life, the existing level and quality of life in the village, the lack of social infrastructure, the environmental situation, limited opportunities for work in the village, low incomes of the population compared to the city had a significant impact on the process of migration and deterioration of the quality of the labor force, depopulation of the rural population. In this context, the solution to the problem of rural settlement development is very relevant. The regional leadership chooses the direction of rural development without taking into account the current socio-economic situation at the municipal level and the peculiarities of rural settlement development, which reduces the effectiveness of territorial administration. The level of rural development was assessed on the example of the Orel region. The current socio-economic situation in rural areas is characterized by many problems that hinder its transition to sustainable development. The problem of depopulation of the population in rural areas is revealed. At the same time, the destruction of social and engineering infrastructure is observed, the area of cultivated land is reduced, and differences in the level of socio-economic development of the periphery, semi-periphery and suburban areas are increasing. The analysis of the differences in the socio-economic development of the municipalities of the Orel region indicates an increase in intraregional differentiation during the period under review and the absence of an effective intraregional policy aimed at reducing the existing socio-economic asymmetry within the subject of the Federation. Proposals for its solution have been developed, which should be implemented in the context of continuous monitoring of the state and development.

CURRENT STATE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE JEWISH AUTONOMOUS REGION

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 179-182
Author(s):  
E.V. Stelmah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Rating Data ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
Current State ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Russian Federation

Based on the rating data of the Russian Federation subjects socio-economic situation for 2019 and the competitiveness rating indicators, the author states that a low level of socio-economic development and competitiveness of the region automatically lower the quality of life indicator. It is noted that one of the solutions for sustainable development of the Jewish Autonomous region competitiveness is increasing foreign economic potential of the territory.

scholarly journals Life quality as an indicator of sustainable development: international statistical research

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 772-780
Author(s):  
Iryna M. Trunina ◽  
Inna V. Khovrak ◽  
Kateryna A. Pryakhina ◽  
Olga P. Usanova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Statistical Research ◽  
Life Index ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Life Index ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the methodology for determining the European quality of life index. The theoretical and methodological basis of research is the ideas of the interdependence of life quality and sustainable development. To achieve the desired goal, the following research methods were used: analysis and synthesis (for determining theoretical and practical aspects of ensuring the life quality); statistical (for determining standardized indicators and a European Quality of Life Index for Sweden and Ukraine); abstract-logical (for theoretical summarization and conclusion). As a result, the authors created the European Quality of Life Index based on the comparison of the characteristics of international life quality assessment systems (calculation principle, number and composition of indicators, number of countries covered for calculation), as well as systematization of research by Ukrainian and foreign authors. Therefore, the authors selected twelve main indicators. The indicators are divided into two groups: stimulants (prosperity index, basic human needs index, welfare bases, availability of nutrition and basic health care, GDP per capita, population, global competitiveness index, personal security, access to basic knowledge, ecosystem status) and disincentive (government debt, unemployment). To determine the “European life quality index”, the authors used the formula for calculating the arithmetic mean, as all selected indicators can be considered equivalent as a result of standardization by the method of “minimum- maximum”. In addition, for in-depth analysis, the authors calculated the growth rates of indicators, as well as coefficients of variation. The authors made calculations based on data of 2013–2019 for two countries, namely Sweden and Ukraine. Sweden occupies a much better position in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, so studying the impact of life quality on sustainable development in this country will suggest ways to achieve the chosen strategic priorities for Ukraine.

scholarly journals Life quality in the Center and Periphery of the Urals and the Volga regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 07044
Author(s):  
Dmitri Pletnev ◽  
Victor Barkhatov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Urals ◽  
Center Periphery

The quality of life plays a crucial role in ensuring sustainable development and improving human interaction with the environment, solving environmental problems. On the other hand, there is a tendency for the outflow of both people and their capital from peripheral regions to the centers, worsening the quality of life throughout the country. The article assesses the quality of life in the Urals and Volga regions using the center-periphery framework. The data of the regional statistics of Rosstat and the data of the RA RIA rating were used. The article uses the methods of statistical analysis, generalization, and abstraction. The stable types of regions (Center, Periphery 1, Periphery 2) were identified, the type of each region was identified. The assessment of trends in the level of monetary incomes, meat consumption, the number of tourists traveling abroad, and other life quality indicators by groups of regions. It is concluded that the division of regions according to the quality of life is stable, and the differences only increase.

scholarly journals Family Education as an Element to Improve Quality of Life of Children with Special Needs

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Iveta Kokle-Narbuta
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Family Education ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Current Article

The current research aims to analyse the importance of family education in improving life quality of children with special needs. Nowadays our society aim for sustainable development which means equal rights and possibilities for all the citizens but reality shows a different situation, especially it concerns children with special needs. Family education could be one of possible ways how to improve the quality of life. In the current article the author looks on family education as a solution of some problems which have children with special needs through the prism of inclusive environment and sustainable development.

scholarly journals The research of demographical indicators of the population’s quality of life for sustainable development of Almaty region

2020 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 05010
Author(s):  
Gulnara Nyussupova ◽  
Roza Kelinbayeva ◽  
Alla Makhrova ◽  
Gaukhar Kairanbayeva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Human Reproduction ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Demographic Indicators ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Labor Potential

Sustainable socio-economic development of the region can be achieved only if the strategic priority of development is a socially significant goal-improving the quality of life of the population. A system of quality of life’s indicators includes both objective characteristics of a person or society, their life and standards of it and subjective estimated characteristics, that show subject’s attitude to his life’s realities. Demographical indicators, that characterize regularities of human reproduction, take an important place in the system of indicators, that determine quality of life. The “Concept of sustainable development” itself has a direct reproductive content and implies sustainable reproduction of a person, his quality parameters and living conditions, consistent with the laws of development and the principles of conservation of the natural environment. The issues of improving demographic indicators of the quality of life of the population are particularly relevant for the Almaty region – a region with a high demographic and labor potential, which plays an important role in the socio-economic and geopolitical development of the Republic, as a region with an agricultural orientation, occupying a transit position.

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