Volga Federal District Research Articles

Issues of assessing the standard of living of the population in the regions of Russia

The article provides an overview of existing methods for assessing the level and quality of life of the population of the regions. A system of indicators has been formed to assess the standard of living, covering the level of poverty, inflation, unemployment, real incomes and food costs in the structure of consumer spending. The methodology was tested on the example of the regions of the Volga Federal District, the study period: 20202022. Regions were grouped according to the value of the integral index of living standards, regions with very high, high, medium, low and very low values of the integral indicator were identified. It is concluded that the standard of living is decreasing against the background of regional differentiation and the need to form a system of measures by public authorities aimed at improving the level and quality of life of the population. The practical significance of the results obtained is that they can be useful for making informed decisions in the field of regional policy and economics.

Management of scientific and technological regional development in the Volga Federal District: review of government programs

Relevance. In light of the growing interest in the scientific and technological development of regions, setting goals for scientific and technological advancement at the national level, the issue of developing programs for the development of science and education leading to the technological sovereignty of the country becomes relevant.The purpose is to analyze the ongoing programs for scientific and technological development of the regions of the Volga Federal District, as well as individual indicators characterizing the dynamics of the scientific and educational sector of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.Objectives: conduct an economic and statistical analysis of the main indicators characterizing the scientific and technological progress of the regions of the Volga Federal District; identify regions of the Volga Federal District in which state programs for scientific and technological development have been developed, and consider their features.Methodology. The study used methods of economic-statistical and comparative analysis.Results. A review of state programs for scientific and technological development shows that four pilot regions of the Volga Federal District (Nizhny Novgorod region, Republic of Tatarstan, Republic of Bashkortostan and Republic of Mordovia) have already developed corresponding programs, and two regions (Orenburg region and Perm Territory) are under development. The remaining regions either have state programs that indirectly indicate the development of scientific and technological potential, or they do not exist.Conclusions. Scientific and technological development programs represent an important document that defines strategic guidelines for the development of science, technology and higher education. Regions that have already developed state programs for scientific and technological development have a high scientific reserve and are located in the top positions in the National Rating of Scientific and Technological Development of Regions. Such regions show strong results in the scientific and educational sector, which contributes to improving the economic and social development of the region. A systematic analysis of these programs makes it possible to identify their impact on various aspects of social life, as well as determine the effectiveness of the measures taken and mechanisms for achieving the set goals. It is important to take into account the variety of approaches to the development and implementation of strategic programs, which should be aimed at the unique characteristics of the country’s regions, their bottlenecks and development prospects, taking into account an assessment of their potential.

Current state of dairy cattle breeding in the Saratov region

Studies of the state of the dairy cattle breeding industry for the last 5 years in the Saratov region in the context of the average indicators for the same breeds in the Russian Federation and the Volga Federal District showed that the Holstein breed of black-mottled breed surpasses the black-mottled, Simmental, red-mottled, Kostroma breeds. In the Saratov region for the analyzed period there is not a good situation on the black-mottled breed, which stopped breeding in 2021, but the positive dynamics was that in 2021 brought and began to breed the Kostroma breed. In terms of milk production in the Saratov region the black-mottled Holstein breed stands out, its milk yield is 11308.6 kg, black-mottled -7461.3 kg, red-mottled - 6918.8 kg, which exceeds the average figures for the Russian Federation by 2012.4, 163.1, 40.2 kg and the Volga Federal District by 2108.2, 504.3 kg, respectively, but the animals of red-mottled breed are inferior to the Volga Federal District by 877.8 kg. Simmental, red-spotted breeds have high average indicators of fat in comparison with RF and PFD by 0,05;0,14 and 0,11; 0,19 kg and protein by 0,03;0,01 and 0,04; 0,02 %, respectively. Evaluating the live weight indicators of cattle bred in the conditions of Saratov region such breeds as: black-and-breed, Simmental, red-and-breed, Holstein black-andbreed, Kostroma breeds, the maximum live weight in animals of black-and-breed - 565.6 kg and the minimum 450.0 kg - in kostroma breeds. Simmental and black-and-brown breeds surpass with a good enough gap the average indicators of the Russian Federation and the Volga Federal District in terms of live weight by 7.2; 12.2 and 4.4; 20 kg. The number of red-breed, Kostroma, Holstein black-breed animals is inferior to the average data on live weight in the Russian Federation and the Volga Federal District.

Современные угрозы и обоснование изменений в регулировании экономической безопасности региона

The article considers the main approaches of the theory of economic security. The concepts of "ensuring economic security", "managing economic security", "regulating the economic security of the region" are studied. The impacts affecting the adaptive readiness of the regional economic security complex, reflected in the concepts of "threat", "risk", "factor", "challenge" are noted. The expediency of a multi-vector approach to the organization of regulatory impacts of state and municipal government bodies aimed at ensuring the economic security of the country's regions in the context of overcoming modern threats is determined. A thesis is formulated about the place of regulation of regional economic security as an integral link between the systemic federal level of national security and heterogeneous regions of the country. Using the example of Perm Krai, the dynamics of the main indicators of regional economic security and their relationship with similar indicators of the Volga Federal District and the Russian Federation are considered, and an assessment of existing trends is carried out. The analysis of the elaboration of regulatory and legal documents of the Perm Territory using the extrapolation method of processing official statistics information has established the insufficiency of the measures taken to improve strategic planning in the region in the context of taking into account changing factors and conditions of the external environment. Significant deviations of the achieved results in ensuring the economic security of the Perm Territory from the forecast values approved by the strategic planning documents have been revealed, in particular in achieving the planned indicators in the areas of industrial and environmental safety of the region. It is proposed to revise the content of regulatory documents with the corresponding budget and resource content for the timely adaptation of the region to modern threats and challenges. It is recommended to pay special attention to such areas of economic security of the Perm Territory as: technological sovereignty, investment security and environmental protection.

Финансовые аспекты поддержки развития субъектов малого бизнеса в целях инновационного развития экономики

The development of the business sector is a significant factor in a stable and developing economy. This statement is based on the opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses to create new jobs, optimal management of financial resources in the current macroeconomic circumstances. In turn, a stable source of budget revenues is formed for the state through taxes and fees. The conducted studies of statistical data on the financial and economic activities of small businesses for the period from 2017 to 2013 revealed an increase in the total turnover (revenue) by 28.57 %. The study of the financial and economic activities of this sector of the economy in the regional aspect by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation revealed a significant increase in entrepreneurial activity, primarily in the Volga Federal District. The turnover (revenue) indicator increased by 2.29 billion rubles, reaching a significant volume of 6.0 billion rubles as of January 1, 2024. The main sources of financing for small businesses are their own funds, as well as borrowed (credit) resources. An important aspect of the state policy to support the financing of small businesses is the development of alternative instruments: crowdfunding platforms, venture investment, regional events to evaluate start-ups, etc. This approach is largely aimed at expanding financing, through which it is possible to more actively develop the activities of small businesses for the purpose of innovative development of the economy

Assessing the financial independence of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

Subject. The article discusses the financial independence of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Objectives. The aim is to improve the methodology for assessing financial independence of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and its testing on the example of constituent entities of the Russian Federation included in the Volga Federal District. Methods. The study employs analytical, statistical, and comparative methods to analyze data on budget execution of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Results. Based on the developed methodology, I assessed financial independence of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. It enabled to determine the dynamics and degree of differentiation of the level of financial independence of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in 2020–2022. Conclusions. The offered methodology can be used to assess the financial condition of public legal entities to make informed management decisions.

Development of institutions for the digital transformation of the economy of Russian regions

Subject. The article discusses methodological approaches to the study of the impact of institutions for digital transformation of regions’ economy, the choice of evaluation indicators. Objectives. The purpose is to determine the content of the concept of institutions for digital transformation of regions, the degree of interrelation of socio-economic development and indicators of digital transformation published by the Federal State Statistics Service, group regions according to the level of socio-economic development on the Harrington scale, determine the degree of regional digitalization to identify the strength of relationship of GRP, per capita GRP, and the strength of relationship of particular indicators characterizing digitalization. Methods. We applied general scientific research methods, the Harrington scale grouping method, and the correlation analysis method. Results. We reviewed methodological approaches to the content of concepts of digitalization, digital transformation, and digital institutions; determined the strength of relationship of socio-economic development, sectoral structure, and the level of digitalization of regions, using the Volga Federal District case. Conclusions. The most acute problem is economic and digital inequality of regions. The socio-economic development of regions and their digital indicators statistically have high strength of relationship, they have mutual influence.

Прогнозирование региональной экономики на основе взаимосвязи человеческого капитала и инновационной деятельности

The most important condition for ensuring the competitiveness of the regional economy of a post-industrial society and its transition to an innovative development path is human capital. The authors proposed a method for forecasting the regional economy based on the relationship between human capital and innovation activity. This forecast was based on multivariate linear models. Unlike other methods of forecasting the regional economy, the author's method takes into account the synergistic effect from the possible cooperation of the leading regions. This technique has been tested on the example of forecasting the regional economies of the leaders of the Volga Federal District (the Republic of Tatarstan, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Nizhny Novgorod region) for 2022–2027.

Allergy mapping in children with allergic rhinitis in different subjects of the Russian Federation

Given the climatic and geographical location and differences in the change of seasons in the Russian Federation, there is a marked heterogeneity in the representation of respiratory allergens. Obviously, in the case of double or triple sensitization, the diagnosis of its true picture is a difficult task. In such cases, allergy-component analysis is an extremely necessary stage of allergological examination. Purpose of the study: to assess the sensitization spectrum of AR patients in the age group from 3 to 17 years inclusive, living in different regions of the Russian Federation. Comparative analysis of differences in the sensitization spectrum of AR patients in the Republic of Ingushetia in different age groups. The study involved 47 patients, 36 of them were children under 18 years of age: Moscow n = 9 (Central Federal District), Samara n = 8 (Volga Federal District), Magas n = 19 (North Caucasus Federal District, Republic of Ingushetia). Also, 11 patients aged 18 years and older from Magas city took part in the study. The results obtained by ImmunoCAP ISAC and ALEX2 immune solid-phase allergy test were analyzed. The numerical values of the main respiratory allergens were evaluated, in patients with clinical signs of AR in the period from 01.01.2023 to 27.01.2024. The diagnosis of AR was made according to generally accepted criteria for diagnosis. The main causative factor of AR formation is the major allergen of birch pollen (Bet v1). However, for the Central Federal District, heterogeneity of representation in the group of buciferous trees was noted, which should be taken into account when planning allergen-specific immunotherapy. The spectrum of sensitization of children with AR in the North Caucasian Federal District (Magas) differs significantly from the Central and Volga Federal Districts, where the main major allergen of Amb a 1 ragweed pollen forms the etiological basis of AR formation. When comparing patients with AR of different age groups from Magas city, no differences in the sensitization spectrum were found. The results indicate a high degree of importance of allergy-component diagnostics to improve the effectiveness of allergen-specific immunotherapy.

Possibilities of forming a territorial development zone "Vetluga - Sura". Some directions for the development of water tourism and infrastructure

The article proposes the creation of a territorial development zone "Vetluga-Sura" in the Volga Federal District, the purpose of which should be to increase the economic level of remote areas, improve the standard of living of the population, as well as increase the number of residents both along the banks of the Vetluga and Sura rivers and in the adjacent territories of the region. Within the framework of the territorial development zone, public investments in transport infrastructure are envisaged, including the creation of ship passages on the Vetluga and Sura rivers. In this regard, a wide range of investment projects aimed at the development of the tourism cluster, as well as industry, agriculture and other industries in the region are expected. A significant result of the implementation of the Vetluga-Sura territorial development zone may be the revival of passenger and freight traffic on small rivers in the region. The creation of the Vetluga-Sura territorial development zone is proposed as a pilot project to develop a model of territorial development based on the revival of small rivers and subsequent application in more than 20 other regions.

ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION AS A FACTOR IN ENSURING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE REGION (similar to the Volga federal district)

The article presents the results of a study of the impact of environmental safety on the economic security of the region. The economy of a country and its regions is inextricably linked to the state and functioning of its elements, including the environmental situation. This factor has an impacton the resource supply of production, life expectancy and working capacity of the population, aswell as on trade opportunities in both domestic and foreign markets. Without ensuring environmental safety, it is impossible to ensure the safety of economic processes. Assessment of regional environmental safety is currently an urgent area of research, since many regions of Russia are characterized by a high proportion of industrial production, high anthropogenic load and the presence of environmental problems that can negatively affect the economic security of the region. The article presents the results of an assessment of the environmental safety of the regions of the Volga Federal District using various methods. The authors analyzed the state of environmental safety of the regionson the basis of a number of indicators outlined in the Strategy of Environmental Safety of Russia. The results of the evaluation using the indicative method are presented. In addition, a cluster analysis was carried out over several years, which, based on official statistical data, allowed the formation of groups of regions according to the level of environmental safety. The authors identified the following are as for neutralizing threats to environmental safety: improvement of legislation in the field of environmental safety; development and implementation of new technologies that will be more environmentally friendly; creation of programs for environmental cleanup and restoration of natural resources; strengthening control over compliance with environmental norms and standards. The identification of the interrelationships between environmental and economic security will allow us to develop effective strategies to ensure the sustainable development of the region, reduce the negative impacton the environment and increase the level of environmental safety.

Оценка многолетней динамики заболеваемости корью

The paper examines the relevance of the measles problem in the Russian Federation, Volga Federal District, and Orenburg Region among various age groups. The manifestations of the measles epidemic process in long-term dynamics from 2010 to 2022 were studied and analyzed. A retrospective epidemiological analysis of the incidence of measles in the population was carried out, including an analysis of the long-term dynamics of the incidence of the population, an analysis of the intra-annual dynamics of the incidence and an analysis of the long-term dynamics of the incidence among various population groups. It has been established that the long-term average incidence of measles in the Orenburg region exceeds that in the Volga Federal District. Areas at risk for measles incidence among municipalities of the Orenburg region are Sorochinsky and Tashlinsky districts. The risk group for measles incidence in the Orenburg region is the child population. Two full cycles of rise and fall in morbidity have been established. In the intra-annual dynamics of the incidence of whooping cough, spring-winter seasonality is noted. Keywords: measles, retrospective epidemiological analysis, risk areas, risk groups, time of risk, incidence.

Employment and development levels in rural areas of the Russian Federation

The development of agro-industrial complex is important for ensuring national food security and national health. The development of rural areas is subject to the development of agriculture and local infrastructure, as well as the availability of various services. This study selected 15 indicators in 2021 to analyze the employment and development levels in rural areas of 71 regions of the Russian Federation using the analytical grouping method. The results indicated that 20 regions (Group 1) had the highest percentage of rural population (33.10%). The percentage of population engaged in agriculture had the highest value (12.40%) in 31 regions (Group 2). Moreover, 20 regions (Group 3) had the highest investments in fixed assets at the expense of municipal budget (11.80 USD/person). Increasing the investments in fixed assets carried out from the budget of the municipality can improve the employment level in rural areas. Then, we used cluster analysis to divide 14 regions of the Volga Federal District in the Russian Federation into 3 clusters. Cluster 1 covered Kirov Region and Republic of Mari El; Cluster 2 included Ulyanovsk Region, Saratov Region, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Perm Territory, Orenburg Region, Chuvash Region, and Republic of Mordovia; and Cluster 3 contained Republic of Tatarstan, Samara Region, Udmurtian Republic, Penza Region, and Republic of Bashkortostan. Results indicated that the 2 regions of Cluster 1 need to increase the availability of resources and natural gas and improve the investment attractiveness of rural areas. The 7 regions of Cluster 2 needed to develop infrastructure, public services, and agricultural production. We found the highest employment level in rural areas, the largest investments in fixed assets at the expense of municipal budget, the largest residential building area per 10,000 persons, and the largest individual residential building area in the 5 regions of Cluster 3. This study makes it possible to draw up a comprehensive regional development program and proves the need for the development of rural areas, which is especially important for the sustainable development of the Russian Federation.

ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL QUALITY INDICATORS OF THE PROVISION MOBILE RADIOTELEPHONE COMMUNICATION OPERATORS OF THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT

The article presents the results of the analysis of the general quality indicators of the mobile radiotelephone services. The source of data for such analysis was the results of tests organized by Roskomnadzor in the period from 2022 to 2023 on the networks of four major mobile operators (Beeline, Megafon, MTS and Tele2) in the five largest cities of the Volga Federal District with a population of more than a million inhabitants. The main quality indicators have been selected: voice transmission, data transmission and SMS transmission, for which a comparative analysis is performed based on a rating methodology. The positions of the control objects (the city center of the region and the operators of the PRS) are distributed in accordance with the value of the same type of indicators for each control parameter with the determination of the best and worst objects. A cumulative final rating has been compiled for each city where inspections were carried out and for each operator.

Regional features of the incidence of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Volga Federal District.

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system (MSMS) are highly common among the population, causing high rates of temporary and permanent disability in those affected. The problem is also determined by the wide age range of the sick — from young to elderly, which dictates the need to assess the prevalence and regional characteristics of musculoskeletal pathology among the population, including those of working age. The purpose of the study is to investigate the regional features of the primary incidence of the adult population of working age in the Volga Federal District (VFD) with diseases of class ICD-10 XIII (M00‑M99) «Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue» during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021. Methods of descriptive and applied statistics were used in the research process. Statistical collections with information on the incidence of BCM in the adult population and the population over working age were studied. For a comparative assessment, we used the construction of a 95 % confidence interval for the average incidence value for the period 2012–2019. method of generating repeated samples (bootstrap). Growth rate ( %) of the incidence rate in 2020–2021. calculated to average values for 2012–2019. Using the non-parametric Wilcoxon test, the differences between the values of all studied indicators and primary incidence (PI) for 2020–2021 (p) were assessed. The variability of indicators was assessed using coefficients of variation (Cv). For statistical processing of the generated database, the Microsoft Excel program and the Wolfram Research Mathematica v.11.3 system were used. During the studied period, the adult population living in the Volga Federal District was characterized by a decrease in the incidence of diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Significant fluctuations in primary incidence were revealed. In 2020–2021 For most of the studied indicators, there was an increase in Cv of primary morbidity, differences in morbidity levels for individual nosological forms of diseases of the musculoskeletal system in the regions of the district. During the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection in the Volga Federal District, multidirectional changes in the levels of primary incidence of diseases of the musculoskeletal system were observed, which was most likely due to the limitation of the provision of specialized medical care in certain regions.

Экспертные подходы к оценке организации оказания медицинской помощи по профилю «челюстно-лицевая хирургия» на региональном уровне.

Evaluating the effectiveness of healthcare services is an urgent task because it allows us to identify and analyze the existence of health potential risks and organizational difficulties, and it also assesses in developing preventive measures to eliminate them. Currently, there is no regional unified system to evaluate the existing organizational issues of the regional oral and maxillofacial surgery service. Purpose: accordingly, this study aims to determine an evaluation criterion for the organization of regional oral and maxillofacial surgery service and use an expert assessments method. Materials and methods. We conducted a study in 2019–2022 on the base medical organizations of the Volga Federal District using an expert evaluation method. In the first phase, we selected 60 participants in the organization of oral and maxillofacial surgery service, both at the level of the medical organization and at the regional and federal levels. The experts proposed 64 criteria for evaluating the organization of regional oral and maxillofacial services, which were included in the map of expert evaluation. In the second phase, we selected 21 experts by the inclusion criteria and scored the proposed criteria. To evaluate the questionnaire results, 95 percent of the confidence interval (MDI) was calculated using Fisher’s method. Kendall’s coefficient of concordance (W) was used to determine the consistency of experts’ views on the importance of the criteria chosen. The estimation of the concordance coefficient was considered relevant if the probability of the first type of error was less than 0.05. Results and discussion. Analysis of the results and their ranking by experts made it possible to identify the 20 most significant indicators and observe more than 8 points and a concordance correlation coefficient of 0.7 or more. According to experts, for organizing the provision of oral and maxillofacial surgery service, the most important issue is the availability of regulatory documents, regulations for routing patients, rules for the provision and infrastructure of oral and maxillofacial surgery service, the recommended standard of medical equipment and recommended staffing standards, staffing, the availability of emergency round-the-clock dental service, equipping a panel of devices, sets of surgical instruments for surgical interventions in the maxillofacial region, organizing the provision of care in oral and maxillofacial surgery for children and the disabled in the departments, regular monitoring of patient satisfaction by surveys. Conclusions. Significant criteria for assessing the organization of regional maxillofacial surgical service were identified, which made it possible to identify existing shortcomings in the organization of activities and outline ways to eliminate them.

Сравнительная экологическая оценка техногенного воздействия на воздушный бассейн территории Кировской области

The materials of federal and regional reports on the state of the environment, and control and monitoring data of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Kirov region, as well as on the results of scientific studies of the atmospheric air state were analyzed. Based on the analysis the comparative assessment of the atmospheric air state was carried out using the example of the Kirov Region territory as part of the Volga Federal District. The main sources of air emissions and their quantitative characteristics are noted. Despite the fact that recently the vehicle fleet has increased significantly, the stationary sources of air pollution are the main in the regions of the Volga Federal District. In a number of urban agglomerations emissions from stationary sources are inferior to mobile sources of pollution. This is confirmed by the results of the rating of the Volga Federal District regions by the total volume of atmospheric emissions from all sources of pollution for the period from 2019 to 2023. The highest quantity of air pollutant emissions is observed throughout the entire period in regions with high developed chemical, petrochemical, mining, and mechanical engineering industries. This primarily concerns the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Perm Territory, the Orenburg region and the Republic of Tatarstan. While the Chuvash and Mordovian Republics, the Republic of Mari El, the Penza, Ulyanovsk, and Kirov regions are characterized by a significantly smaller contribution of air pollutant emissions and consistently occupy a leading position in these indicators. For a number of years, the territory of the Kirov region has been consistently ranked 6th in terms of total atmospheric emissions. The results of environmental control and monitoring, and conducted scientific research indicate that the main technogenic load on the atmospheric air in the Kirov region falls on the regional center – the city of Kirov and industrially developed areas of the region: Kirovo-Chepetsky, Vyatsko-Polyansky, Omutninsky, Belokholunitsky districts. Areas with local areas of contamination are identified in each of the above.

Developing a method for diagnosing the level of the Kirov Region social and economic development within the Volga Federal District of the Russian Federation

The authors have set the task to assess the socio-economic development level of the Kirov Region. The Volga Federal District has been chosen as the base of comparison. The key problems of the Russian constituent entities territorial development have been analyzed, and the authors’ methods of characterizing the regional social and economic development level published in early scientific works studied. The order of calculating normative values for selected indicators used to assess the Volga Federal District regions has been given. The diagnostic procedure has been carried out to characterize the Kirov Region social and economic development level in comparison with other district entities in the context of the economic development pace and the regional development overall level. Based on the analysis, the initial hypothesis of the study has been confirmed, and conclusions drawn about the general lag of the region from the federal district, while higher rates of its development in comparison with other regions of the Volga Federal District noted. The study results application scope consists in its further use within the framework of scientific works on asses–sing economic development of other district entities, as well as the used methodology application for other entities. The conclusion formulates further direction for improving the diagnostics of the Kirov Region social and economic development level and names specific steps to detail and clarify the future study results.

Employment as a factor in reducing the shortage of personnel on the example of the subjects of the Volga Federal District

The problems of employment as a factor in reducing the shortage of personnel are studied on the example of the subjects of the Volga Federal District (hereinafter PFD). On the basis of comparative monitoring, the regions were ranked and their rating was determined by the level of employment and unemployment in the open labor market. Actual problems have been identified: the lack of balance between the supply and demand of labor, the discrepancy between the professional cross-section of vacancies and the professional qualification structure of unemployed citizens. The ratio of the declared vacancies and their need is 3.6 units. The features of the modern institutional environment based on the norms of law and the management system are revealed, the role of active forms of employment and additional measures of state support is revealed on the example of enterprises of the military-industrial complex. In order to further reduce the shortage of personnel, it is possible, according to the authors, on the basis of interdepartmental interaction between education, economics, labor and employment, as well as reducing informal (illegal) employment.

Primary morbidity of the working age adult population in the Volga Federal Okrug

Introduction. The health of the working-age population is determined by many indicators, including life expectancy, mortality in working age, and morbidity. An objective analysis of the incidence of the working-age population, depending on the place of residence, professional affiliation and other factors, has a crucial role in building logistic models for maintaining health. The purpose of the study. The study of indicators and characteristics of the primary morbidity of people of working age in the territories of the Volga Federal District (PFD) in 2014–2019. Materials and methods. The analysis was carried out on the basis of federal statistical observation data on the incidence of the population of the Russian Federation for 2014–2019. Results. Statistical analysis showed that the main causes of primary morbidity in the Volga Federal District and the Russian Federation coincide. In some subjects of the district, pronounced regional features were revealed in the structure of nosological causes of primary morbidity. Average long-term levels in the subjects of the district have multiple differences for individual classes of ICD-10. The most stable annual incidence rates were in class X (J00–J99), unstable annual incidence rates were in class IV (E00–E90). A statistically heterogeneous set of indicators for the entire range of subjects of the Volga Federal District was found in classes VI (G00–G99) (Cvo = 37.0%) and III (D50–D89) (Cvo = 32.8%). Research limitations. The indicators were studied in the scope of federal statistical observation forms No. 12 “Information on the number of diseases registered in patients living in the service area of a medical organization” Conclusion. Indicators of primary morbidity among the working-age population in the subjects of the Volga Federal District have pronounced regional characteristics, which must be taken into account when developing and implementing measures to manage the health risk of this category of the population.