Societal Wellbeing I, January

21.12137/WD751F Butkevičienė, Eglė Eglė Butkevičienė https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5631-360X Institute of Policy and Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Leader] Balžekienė, Aistė Aistė Balžekienė https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8557-0544 Institute of Policy and Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Morkevičius, Vaidas Vaidas Morkevičius https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2174-0396 Institute of Policy and Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Ražanauskaitė, Justina Justina Ražanauskaitė Institute of Policy and Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Šarkutė, Ligita Ligita Šarkutė https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1835-0186 Institute of Policy and Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member; Data curation] Telešienė, Audronė Audronė Telešienė https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-1631 Institute of Policy and Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Žvaliauskas, Giedrius Giedrius Žvaliauskas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-0756 Institute of Policy and Public Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member; Data curation] Societal Wellbeing I, January - February 2013 Lithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA) 2022 Social Sciences social welfare social issues quality of life social services minority groups interpersonal trust trust political, social and economic issues Specific social services: use and availability Social welfare policy and systems Lithuanian Data Archive for Social Sciences and Humanities Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA) Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Harrison, Eric (City University London, The United Kingdom [ORCID: 0000-0002-4332-7025] [Author of the questionnaire measuring perceptions of societal wellbeing]) Villar, Ana (City University London, The United Kingdom [Author of the questionnaire measuring perceptions of societal wellbeing]) Vilčinskas, Vidas (Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-9377-0458]) Burbienė, Diana (Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-8435-090X]) 2015-04-09 2013-02-05 2013-05-07 2022-02-21 2025-03-10 2013-01-12/2013-02-05 2013-01-12/2013-02-05 Survey data LiDA_SurveyData_0458 21.12137/P521O7 21.12137/RXL83X 21.12137/Q884JA 21.12137/T5CIDS 21.12137/YDECWI 397792 54495 411814 199991 909211 application/pdf application/pdf text/tab-separated-values application/gzip application/gzip 2.2 Custom terms specific to this dataset The purpose of the study: to ascertain Lithuanian residents opinion about quality of life and possibilities, material welfare of society and economic security. Major investigated questions: respondents were asked how satisfied are they with their life as a whole nowadays. It was questioned if the things respondents do in their lives are worthwhile. Respondents were asked if they felt happy yesterday and if they felt anxious. Respondents were asked to describe the quality of life in Lithuania compared to the average of the European Union countries, to 12 months ago and to indicate their expectations for the next 12 months. It was analysed if the life of those who are children today will be easier, more difficult or about the same as the life of those from respondents generation. Respondents were asked to assess if Lithuania is a good place or not a good place to live for racial and ethnic minorities, gay or lesbian people and immigrants from other countries. It was questioned if respondents had the opportunity, would they like to move permanently to another country, or would they prefer not to move permanently to another country. Respondents were asked if most people can be trusted, or that they can’t be too careful in dealing with people and if most people would try to take advantage of respondents if they got the chance, or would they try to be fair. It was questioned if most of the time people try to be helpful or that they are mostly looking out for themselves. Respondents attitude towards people who run the country and towards society was analysed. It was questioned if differences in income in Lithuania are too large. Respondents were asked how important coming from a wealthy family is for getting ahead in life. It was analysed how much respondents trust in the Seimas, the legal system, the police, the press and political parties. It was questioned how efficient the system of health care and education in Lithuania is. Respondents were asked if doctors and nurses, teachers and professors give special advantages to certain people. Tension between different social groups in Lithuania was assessed. It was questioned how satisfied respondents are with the kind of society we live in. Respondents were asked how satisfied they are with the present state of the economy, work of present government and with the way democracy works in Lithuania. At the end, respondents were asked what they think about the state of education and health services, and state of pension provision in Lithuania nowadays. Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, duration of education, education, employment status of the respondent and his / her husband / wife / permanent partner, profession (occupation), respondent's trade union membership, religion, participation in religious rites, political views, political and social activism, voting in the last Seimas elections, nationality, household size, respondent's average and total average monthly household income, marital status, place of residence, satisfaction with quality of life, change in living conditions, received social benefits, received financial support from abroad living relatives. Monitoring Social Problems SPSS, 25 The main language of the study is Lithuanian (lit). Standardized questionnaire was provided for the respondents in Lithuanian (lit). Dataset (data and metadata) “Societal Wellbeing I, January - February 2013” from 2015-04-09 to 2021-10-01 was available in the portal of Lithuanian Data Archive for Humanities and Social Sciences (LiDA) www.lidata.eu; object PID: http://www.lidata.eu/data/quant/LiDA_KITI_0269. The first data edition was produced by Žvaliauskas Giedrius 2015-04-09. Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania Research Council of Lithuania (National Research Programme “Social Challenges to National Security”) SIN-07/12