Social stratification of households in rural Russia in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction: in the context of studying social deprivation and inequality in society, the issue of identifying factors that enhance or mitigate these phenomena is relevant. Indices and models taking them into account are actively used in many countries to implement targeted government policies towards the most vulnerable social groups. As part of this study, an attempt was made to study the influence of individual factors influencing the social deprivation of the rural population in the Russian Federation during the COVID-19 pandemic.