SATISFACTION WITH EDUCATION AND WORK AS A BASIS FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN SELECTED REGIONS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF STANDARD OF LIVING.

This article is aimed to show differences in quality of life regarding education and employment in a given area. The research hypothesis assumes the presence of the difference in quality of life across Poland and of interrelation between the quality of life and the living standards. The studies were conducted on a group of respondents selected intentionally from three provinces. The provinces were selected using a multidimensional analysis and the criterion for selection was the living standards of Polish residents. The studies were conducted as part of the individual Research Grant launched in 2011 under the title: "Living standards and quality of life among Polish residents" 1708/B/H03/2011/40 from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]