Analysis of the level and quality of life of the population of Kursk region
The level and quality of life of the population are basic indicators that determine the degree of development of the country, regions and society. The article discusses the concept of "standard of living" and "quality of life." The main indicators of the standard of living are: real incomes of the population, real wages, the consumer price index, unemployment rate and indicators of the differentiation of incomes of the population. The indicators of quality of life include the human development index, the index of the intellectual potential of society, human capital per capita, and the coefficient of viability of the population. The purpose of this work is to analyze the level and quality of life of the population of the Kursk region, to achieve the goal, the author solved the following tasks: an analysis of the monetary incomes and expenditures of the population of the Kursk region for 2013-2017 was carried out. The size of the subsistence minimum for 2017 is analyzed. The data of the population with incomes below the subsistence minimum was studied. The data on the size of the labor force and the unemployed population of the Kursk region for 2013-2017 are studied. Analysis of the data allowed the author to identify the effectiveness of ongoing state and municipal programs to improve the level and quality of life of the population, they affect areas such as education, mortgage and rental housing, small business and support for individual entrepreneurial initiatives, ecology. Based on the obtained results, conclusions are made, the main ways of raising the level and quality of life of the population of the Kursk region are identified, recommendations are given on the main areas of raising the level and quality of life of the population of the Kursk region for the management bodies of the Kursk region. Scientific novelty lies in the systematization of the conceptual apparatus. The practical significance of the work lies in the fact that the analysis of indicators affecting the employment of the population of the Kursk region will help assess the correctness of the chosen strategy and coordinate the future direction in the development of the socio-economic sphere of the Kursk region. The methodological basis of the research is presented by such methods as the review of the scientific literature, analytical, as well as tabular and graphical methods of information processing, etc.