Social potential of communities of the Vistula lagoon in 2003-2012 Cover Image

Potencjał społeczny gmin zalewu wiślanego w latach 2003-2012
Social potential of communities of the Vistula lagoon in 2003-2012

Author(s): Anetta Waśniewska
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: social potential; population; the Vistula Lagoon; correlation

Summary/Abstract: The area of municipalities of the Vistula Lagoon covers an area of 1534 km2 with a population of about 200 thousand people. It consists of ten municipalities: three urban, three urban-rural and four rural ones. According to this division, the analysis of the social potential discussed from the demographic perspective of variables for the years 2003-2012 was made in the article, taking into account: population, population growth rate, population density, unemployment rate, total employment and the rate of feminisation. The purpose of the article was to analyze the correlation coefficient between variables occurring and the appointment of relationships that have the greatest and the smallest impact on social potential. The population as regards total employment, has the biggest positive influence on the social potential of lagoon communities while the largest negative correlation was obtained for the unemployment rate and total employment.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 348
  • Page Range: 404-414
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish