Material well-being as an indicator of the social well-being of youth (on the example of the Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug-Ygra)

Relevance. The most revealing and informative characteristic of the main trends in public mood and opinions is the phenomenon of social well-being. There are a lot of indicators of social well-being, the article considers one of the possible ones - material well-being, since it is this that affects the satisfaction of both material and spiritual needs. The study of the social well-being of different social and age groups allows us to assess the changes occurring both at the social (public consciousness) and psychological (individual-personal state) levels. Objectives - to conduct an analysis to determine the level of social well-being of young people in the region. The choice of this category is not accidental, since it is young people who are more than other age groups of the population affected by the changes taking place in society. The main sources for analysis were scientific publications (monographs, dissertations, collections, articles) and the results of a sociological survey. Materials and methods. To assess social well-being, a sociological study was conducted in the form of a survey of student youth. Full-time students (pupils) (87 people) and working youth aged 17 to 29 years old, studying in absentia at Ugra State University (83 people). In order to determine the dynamics of indicators, the data of a sociological study conducted in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in 2007 will be used. Results of work. The article analyzes material well-being as an indicator of the youth’s social well-being (using the example of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra), gives a comparative analysis of the material well-being of students and young people, analyzes the dynamics of indicators compared to 2007.