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Precariousness of Living Conditions of the Population: Measurement Approaches and Quantitative Estimates

Elena V. Odintsova

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RAR (Research Article Report)

JEL I31, R21

https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_2_1_184_196

AUTHOR

Elena V. Odintsova

Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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OCRID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7906-8520

SPIN-code: 1866-4793

RSCI AuthorID: 999153

ReseacherID: : U-7061-2019

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Odintsova Е.V. Precariousness of Living Conditions of the Population: Measurement Approaches and Quantitative Estimates. Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(2):184-196. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_2_1_184_196 (in Russ.)

Abstract

The work is devoted to the problems of the living conditions of the population, which were considered in the framework of the study in order to identify their precariousness. The information basis of the study was made up of microdata from a Comprehensive monitoring of the living conditions of the population conducted by Rosstat in 2022. To identify the precariousness of the living conditions of the population, the following measurements are proposed: the quality of housing conditions; the quality and accessibility of housing and communal services; the reliability of housing; the quality of living conditions in the place of residence (in the dwelling) and in the locality. Estimates of the precariousness of the living conditions of the population according to its individual characteristics, as well as taking into account their concentration, have been obtained. It is shown that 10.9% of the population have no signs indicating precariousness of living conditions, 26.0% of the population have one sign, 22.0% of the population have two signs, and 41.1% of the population have three or more signs. Quantitative estimates of the population distribution have been obtained depending on the combination and concentration of characteristics associated with living in a dwelling and in a locality. It was found that 9.3% of the population is characterized by the presence of one or two signs associated with living in a locality. 21.2% of the population is distinguished by precariousness of living conditions, which is a consequence of one of the manifestations associated with living in a dwelling, 9.9% – two such manifestations. In about a quarter of the population, living conditions are precarious due to the concentrated (three or more) manifestations of signs associated with living in a dwelling and/or in a locality. Another quarter of the population has a less concentrated (one or two) manifestation of signs of precarious living conditions.

Keywords

living conditions, quality of living conditions, precariousness of living conditions, housing, quality of housing conditions, reliability of housing, quality of services, accessibility of services, population

AUTHOR'S BIOGRAFY

Elena V. Odintsova

PhD in Economics, Leading Researcher, Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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