Factors of Inequality of Political Participation in the Modern Ukrainian Society: the Experience of Applying of Binary Logistic Regression

Abstract

The article analysed the factors of formation of inequality of political participation in modern Ukrainian society. The author actualizes the issue of inequality of political participation as a new form of manifestation of social inequality in Ukrainian society. The relationship between the level of inequality of political participation and the overall level of political inequality in society is emphasized. In the article, the structuring of the theoretical-methodological developments of Western sociology in determining of formation of inequality of political participation in society is done. To realize the goal of the research, a statistical analysis of the significance and influence factors of determination of the level and types of political participation is carried by using the binary logistic regression procedure based on Omnibus’ KIIS array for December 2015. Based on the interpretation of the data obtained, the factors that can determine the inequality of political participation in realities of Ukrainian society are determined. With the help of a comprehensive analysis of the equations obtained, the recommendations of the politics for reducing the level of inequality of political participation among the population are being developed.