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∘ Simon Gelashvili ∘ Nino Abesadze ∘ Marine Mindorashvili ∘
PROGRAM-METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF THE STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE STANDARD OF LIVING

Summary

The article aims to cover the methodological issues of quantitative and qualitative assessment of the impact of the current pandemic on the standard of living of the population, which includes collecting relevant data and forming a research database, as well as processing the received information and calculating adequate indicators; To determine the volume of income and expenditure of the population as a result of the pandemic and structural changes; Complex qualitative and quantitative analysis of the living standards of the population; Besides, the calculation of medium-term forecasts of living standards of the population.

The research methodology consists of two stages: first, the program-methodological, organizational and field stage of the research (includes: developing a research questionnaire, determining a selective set, conducting a survey of respondents remotely (online), receiving and controlling data, preparing it for computer processing), And secondly, the compilation of spreadsheets and algorithms required for the computer processing of the obtained information, in which the digital results (sorting, filtering, decoding, cross-tabulation, preparation of group and combination tables) are placed. Also, at the same stage, various statistical indicators of the living standard of the population will be calculated and appropriate forecasts will be developed.

The object of the statistical study of the living standard of the population is the households of students of Georgian higher education institutions, and the subject of research is the volume and structure of incomes and expenditures of these households.

Almost all methods of statistical science will be used in the research process, namely: selective observation, typological, structural, and analytical groupings of data, relative, mean, variation and correlation analysis methods, as well as statistical computer program SPSS.

A total of 1,066 students participated in the study (with 95% confidence when the confidence interval was equal to 3, the sample size was 1,060), of whom 72.8 were female (775) and 27.2% were male (290). The distribution of students in age groups is unequal. As expected, most of the study is represented in the 20-24-year-old category, in which women also predominate by 71%.

Most of the students in the study are Georgians, the second-largest number are students of Armenian nationality, while the rest in the category of Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Kist, Ukrainian and other nationalities.

66% of survey participants live in cities and all but 3.2% have active student status. 81% of them are studying for a bachelor's degree, almost every second student has 4-5 members in the household, 67% of the households have 1 student and 1-2 preschoolers, a schoolboy or over 60 years old. The average age of parents is 41-50 years in most of them (57%), 58% of them enjoy full or partial state funding, the majority of them did not work before the pandemic 55.3%, about 11% lost their jobs and still employed up to 6%. Students believe that their households are middle-income (57%) or low-income (43%). According to the respondents, in the conditions of the pandemic, the incomes of their households were mainly reduced (70%) or remained unchanged (27%). Income from hired labor, self-employment, sale of agricultural products decreased, while income from property (rent, interest deposit), pensions, scholarships, allowances, remittances, gift money, sale of property, borrowing money, or borrowing from. 47% of students report that household costs have increased in the face of the pandemic. Specifically, food, beverages, tobacco, household goods, health care, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, transport, as well as other consumer and agricultural expenditures increased. Costs on clothing and footwear were reduced, education, transfers, savings or borrowing, and property purchases remained unchanged.

During the pandemic, the standard of living of the majority (66%) deteriorated significantly, did not change for 29%, and even improved by 5.2%. They are optimistic about the future, as 60.3% believe that their households will be middle-income in the next 2-3 years, while up to 9% of them plan to relocate to the high-income category.

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Paata Gugushvili Institute of Economics International Scientific C O N F E R E N C E S "ECONOMY – XXI CENTURY"

E ISSN 2587 - 4691	∘ Simon Gelashvili ∘ Nino Abesadze ∘ Marine Mindorashvili ∘ PROGRAM-METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF THE STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE STANDARD OF LIVING Summary The article aims to cover the methodological issues of quantitative and qualitative assessment of the impact of the current pandemic on the standard of living of the population, which includes collecting relevant data and forming a research database, as well as processing the received information and calculating adequate indicators; To determine the volume of income and expenditure of the population as a result of the pandemic and structural changes; Complex qualitative and quantitative analysis of the living standards of the population; Besides, the calculation of medium-term forecasts of living standards of the population. The research methodology consists of two stages: first, the program-methodological, organizational and field stage of the research (includes: developing a research questionnaire, determining a selective set, conducting a survey of respondents remotely (online), receiving and controlling data, preparing it for computer processing), And secondly, the compilation of spreadsheets and algorithms required for the computer processing of the obtained information, in which the digital results (sorting, filtering, decoding, cross-tabulation, preparation of group and combination tables) are placed. Also, at the same stage, various statistical indicators of the living standard of the population will be calculated and appropriate forecasts will be developed. The object of the statistical study of the living standard of the population is the households of students of Georgian higher education institutions, and the subject of research is the volume and structure of incomes and expenditures of these households. Almost all methods of statistical science will be used in the research process, namely: selective observation, typological, structural, and analytical groupings of data, relative, mean, variation and correlation analysis methods, as well as statistical computer program SPSS. A total of 1,066 students participated in the study (with 95% confidence when the confidence interval was equal to 3, the sample size was 1,060), of whom 72.8 were female (775) and 27.2% were male (290). The distribution of students in age groups is unequal. As expected, most of the study is represented in the 20-24-year-old category, in which women also predominate by 71%. Most of the students in the study are Georgians, the second-largest number are students of Armenian nationality, while the rest in the category of Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Kist, Ukrainian and other nationalities. 66% of survey participants live in cities and all but 3.2% have active student status. 81% of them are studying for a bachelor's degree, almost every second student has 4-5 members in the household, 67% of the households have 1 student and 1-2 preschoolers, a schoolboy or over 60 years old. The average age of parents is 41-50 years in most of them (57%), 58% of them enjoy full or partial state funding, the majority of them did not work before the pandemic 55.3%, about 11% lost their jobs and still employed up to 6%. Students believe that their households are middle-income (57%) or low-income (43%). According to the respondents, in the conditions of the pandemic, the incomes of their households were mainly reduced (70%) or remained unchanged (27%). Income from hired labor, self-employment, sale of agricultural products decreased, while income from property (rent, interest deposit), pensions, scholarships, allowances, remittances, gift money, sale of property, borrowing money, or borrowing from. 47% of students report that household costs have increased in the face of the pandemic. Specifically, food, beverages, tobacco, household goods, health care, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, transport, as well as other consumer and agricultural expenditures increased. Costs on clothing and footwear were reduced, education, transfers, savings or borrowing, and property purchases remained unchanged. During the pandemic, the standard of living of the majority (66%) deteriorated significantly, did not change for 29%, and even improved by 5.2%. They are optimistic about the future, as 60.3% believe that their households will be middle-income in the next 2-3 years, while up to 9% of them plan to relocate to the high-income category.