Attitudes Towards the EU, May 2002

21.12137/99JMQE European Commission Representation in Lithuania LT: Lithuania Attitudes Towards the EU, May 2002 Lithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA) 2026 Social Sciences consumer protection corruption crime and security development aid (international) economic and social development education elderly electors employment opportunities environmental conservation European integration European Union exports and imports information needs information sources institutions international relations minority groups national security private voluntary organizations quality of life referendums social security state control trade unions voting well-being (society) youth International politics and organisations Economic systems and development 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 Žvaliauskas, Giedrius (Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-8970-0756]) 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]) 2010-06-29 2002-05-19 2008-04-02 2026-01-02 2002-05-02/2002-05-19 2002-05-02/2002-05-19 Survey data LiDA_SurveyData_0620 311139 987419 204880 431378 245492 180273 application/x-gzip text/tab-separated-values application/x-gzip application/pdf application/x-gzip text/html 1.0 Custom terms specific to this dataset The purpose of the study: is to find out Lithuanians' attitudes towards the European Union and their awareness about the integration of Lithuanian into this international organization. Major investigated questions: respondents were asked whether they are interested in Lithuania's accession to the EU and if not interested why they are not interested in this topic. Respondents were also asked to indicate the people who occupy the key positions in listed Lithuanian and foreign institutions. They were also asked whether the information about conditions of Lithuania's accession to the EU is sufficient and whether, during the last 4 weeks, they watched TV, listened to radio, read newspaper in which Lithuania's accession to the EU conditions which was discussed, also whether they discussed this topic themselves. Respondents were asked to assess the information about the EU provided by listed means of Lithuanian mass communication, according to certain characteristics. They were also asked about the people of whom knowledge about Lithuania's accession to the EU are trusted most. Respondents were asked whether they know about the creation of European information centers in Lithuania, and whether they or their family members or friends visited these centers. Respondents were asked whether their attitudes to Lithuania's accession to the EU have changed during the past 6 months. Respondents also indicated which country's accession to the EU they would like and if on the next day a referendum on Lithuania's accession to the EU would be held would they take part in it and how would they vote. Respondents answered a question how they would vote if Lithuania joined the EU much later. Respondents also had to specify in what areas of the country the situation would change if Lithuania joined the EU and also answer a question whether they are supporters or opponents of accession to the EU. Respondents were asked what would be the consequences for the country and its citizens and how it would influence the country's economic and political situation in the next five years, if Lithuania did not join the EU. Respondents were also asked what they would like to learn more about Lithuania's accession to the EU. Respondents were asked how the future governing of the EU should be organized and how and what they learned about the EU support for Lithuania. Respondents were also asked how they assess the support to Lithuanian and the other candidate countries' agriculture, proposed by the EU, which would constitute 25 per cent of the amount allocated for agriculture of current members of the EU. Respondents were asked how they evaluate the circumstances of themselves and their family and how their lives have changed during the past 2 years and how their lives would change if Lithuania joined the EU. They were also asked whether they felt anxiety about the situation of themselves or their family if Lithuania joined the EU and why do they feel the anxiety. Respondents were asked for which party they would vote in the Seimas elections if these elections take place next Sunday. Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, education, occupation, monthly family income per one family member, nationality, place of residence. The main language of the study is Lithuanian (lit). Standardized questionnaire was provided for the respondents in Lithuanian (lit). Dataset (data and metadata) “Attitude Towards the EU, May 2002” from 2010-07-30 to 2021-10-01 was available on the portal of Lithuanian Data Archive for Humanities and Social Sciences (LiDA) www.lidata.eu; object PID: www.lidata.eu/data/quant/LiDA_LTES_0156; produced by Žvaliauskas, Giedrius (2010-07-30). Survey Data > Lithuania and the European Union SPSS, 29 Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania European Commission Representation in Lithuania