Changes in the level of social development in voivodeships for the years 2010 and 2019 with the use of a dynamic synthetic measure Cover Image

Zmiany w poziomie rozwoju społecznego województw w latach 2010 i 2019 z zastosowaniem dynamicznego miernika syntetycznego
Changes in the level of social development in voivodeships for the years 2010 and 2019 with the use of a dynamic synthetic measure

Author(s): Jadwiga Bożek, Janina Szewczyk, Monika Jaworska
Subject(s): Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: social situation; voivodeships; dynamic indicator of the level of development; ranking

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the work is to compare the level of progress of social development in voivodeshipsduring the period 2010–2019 with the application of a dynamic synthetic measure. The work is basedon data published by the Central Statistical Office characterizing the social situation in individualvoivodeships for 2010 and 2019. The linear ordering of multi-feature objects method was used, wherethe normalization of the variables was carried out using the zero unitarization method. The analysiswas carried out in static and dynamic terms. In addition to the indicative values, which included11 features describing the demographic situation, labor market, education and living conditions, therankings of voivodeships were prepared in terms of the level of social development in the analyzedyears using a static and a dynamic approach. Based on the dynamic synthetic measure, the directionand size of changes that took place in individual voivodeships in the period 2010–2019 were ranked.Research shows that only in 7 voivodeships (Mazowieckie, Małopolskie, Pomorskie Dolnośląskie,Podkarpackie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie and Podlaskie) did the situation improve in terms of theadopted set of diagnostic features, while in the other cases it worsened. In 2019, the best situationoccurred in the following voivodeships: Mazowieckie, Małopolskie, Pomorskie and Wielkopolskie,and the lowest indexes were recorded in the following voivodeships: Świętokrzyskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Opolskie and Zachodniopomorskie. In the examined period, the disproportions betweenvoivodeships increased in terms of the studied phenomenon. The application of a dynamic index ofdevelopment growth allowed not only linear ordering of objects, but also evaluation of the directionand magnitude of the changes in individual objects in the analyzed period.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 65
  • Page Range: 109-123
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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