Social well-being of the population: territorial differences

Achieving the social well-being of the population is one of the key national development goals of the Russian Federation until 2036. It is considered the basis for a long-term effective spatial development of the country. The article presents the authors’ vision of the category «social well-being of the population», the specifics of its analysis and interpretation, factors, as well as objective and subjective indicators characterizing its essence. In view of the wide, and often controversial, range of aspects studied by scientists in the framework of the analysis of «social well-being», the authors focused their attention on individual components associated with the population’s satisfaction with separate social benefits. The article shows the dynamics of the «National Anxiety Index» (2021–2024) with ranking of regions (top 7) by three groups (anxious, balanced and unperturbed), considered as one of the indicators of social well-being of Russian residents. A comparison of assessments (degree of satisfaction) by Russian households of the condition of the territories adjacent to the house was carried out — the equipment of apartment buildings with playgrounds, as well as sports grounds (for children and adults) based on measurements in 2018, 2020 and 2022. The assessment of the Russian population of healthcare services — the quality of primary pre-medical and medical care (by type of settlements) is demonstrated. The degree of satisfaction of residents of federal districts (macro-regions) with social infrastructure (work of polyclinics to which they are attached) was revealed. The characteristics of socio-ecological well-being in federal districts of Russia were analyzed. The author’s matrix of rating federal districts according to the considered individual indicators of social well-being («infrastructure» and «socio-ecological well-being») was developed. The degree of satisfaction of residents of federal districts (macro-regions) with the work of polyclinics to which they are attached has been revealed. The characteristics of socio-ecological well-being in the federal districts of Russia are analyzed. The author’s rating matrix of federal districts has been developed according to separate considered indicators of social well-being («infrastructural» and «socio-ecological well-being»).

social well-being of population, macro-regions of Russia, spatial components, ranking of territories, spatial analysis methodology