Social and Economic Status of Urban and Rural Households in Kazakhstan

The gap in the living standards between urban and rural populations has increased over the last two decades due to the market transformations which have taken place in Kazakhstan over the same period. Most of the population living in the country faces various challenges associated with the growth of unemployment and poverty, deteriorating living conditions and socio- economic infrastructure. The population is also faced with the challenges of adapting to market institutions. The statistical analysis of the socio-economic status of the families and a sociological survey of families living in urban and rural households in the Almaty region are revealed in the institutional conditions of life, social structure, and behavior of urban and rural households