Societal Wellbeing II, October

21.12137/1UDYZP Krupavičius, Algis Algis Krupavičius https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6919-6580 Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Leader] Balžekienė, Aistė Aistė Balžekienė https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8557-0544 Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Bartuškaitė, Miglė Miglė Bartuškaitė Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Butkevičienė, Eglė Eglė Butkevičienė https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5631-360X Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Telešienė, Audronė Audronė Telešienė https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-1631 Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Žvaliauskas, Giedrius Giedrius Žvaliauskas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-0756 Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member; Data curation] Societal Wellbeing II, October - December 2015 Lithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA) 2022 Social Sciences social welfare social issues quality of life social services interpersonal trust trust labour and employment 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]) 2017-12-11 2015-12-01 2016-01-29 2022-02-21 2025-03-10 2015-10-08/2015-12-01 2015-10-08/2015-12-01 Survey data LiDA_SurveyData_0459 21.12137/BZOPRC 21.12137/HO8HHZ 21.12137/1AANLU 21.12137/CFHMP9 21.12137/LQEEL0 456574 66207 361896 338064 1149369 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 and accessibility of social services in the country, satisfaction with work of official authorities and society they live in. Major investigated questions: it was questioned how satisfied respondents are with their current life and if the things respondents do in their lives are worthwhile. Respondents were asked if they felt happy and if they felt anxious yesterday. Respondents were asked to describe the quality of life in Lithuania compared to the average of the European Union countries; current situation compared 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 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 others 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. It was analysed how much respondents trust in the Seimas, the legal system, the police, the press, political parties and politicians. It was questioned how satisfied respondents are with the kind of society they live in. Further, respondents were asked how satisfied they are with the present state of the economy, work of Lithuania's government and with the way democracy works in Lithuania. 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. 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 II, October - December 2015” from 2017-12-11 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_0298. The first data edition was produced by Žvaliauskas Giedrius 2017-12-11. SPSS, 25 Monitoring Social Problems Lithuania Klaipėda, Lithuania Research Council of Lithuania (Researcher teams' projects) MIP-082/2014