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

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. Te 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 feld 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. Te state of health among the child population showed a signifcant correlation between the following variables: household's income, life satisfaction among parents, availability of healthcare in the place of residence, fnancial aflordability of healthcare, physical activity among children, influence of noise and unpleasant scents.