Abstract:
Overall, it is well known now that Romanian population from rural
areas has a lower standard of living than people from urban localities. This
paper aims to realize a deeper analysis of rural living conditions in Romania,
trying to identify their specific coordinates at the end of 2005. A set of 35
categorical indicators describing various aspects of living conditions are
used in order to characterize this multidimensional concept. Aggregation of
the primary indicators of living conditions is done with the help of a non
arbitrary technique, multiple correspondence analysis (MCA). According to
MCA results, variables which differentiate the most between rural
households in terms of their standard of living are about the access to
running water, toilet and sewerage. Significant roles in discriminating
between rural households have also the variables describing their
endowment with poultries, bovines and agricultural field.
