Human capital of the child population and its selected determinants: Case study of Lviv city, Ukraine Cover Image

Human capital of the child population and its selected determinants: Case study of Lviv city, Ukraine
Human capital of the child population and its selected determinants: Case study of Lviv city, Ukraine

Author(s): Wiktoria Pantylej
Subject(s): Human Geography, Regional Geography, Applied Geography, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: human capital; child population; Lviv city; Ukraine;

Summary/Abstract: In conditions of modern economic and political destabilisation in Ukraine, human capital of the child population is considered as the most reliable indicator of socioeconomic development of the country and its regions. The primary goal of the study is the analysis of health status as the main element of human capital among the child population aged 0-14, and external and family environmental factors influencing this population group in the city of Lviv (in the light of available statistics and materials of the author's own sociological research). Research results show a potential crisis of human capital among the child population in Lviv city. Results of own field research show a statistically important correlation between the willingness of parents to have more children and the following independent variables: number of members in the household, and the household's income. The state of health among the child population showed a significant correlation between the following variables: household's income, life satisfaction among parents, availability of healthcare in the place of residence, financial affordability of healthcare, physical activity among children, influence of noise and unpleasant scents.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 77-93
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English