Social Policy V, March

21.12137/DIOGZC Krupavičius, Algis Algis Krupavičius https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6919-6580 Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Leader] Balžekienė, Aistė Aistė Balžekienė https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8557-0544 Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Bartuškaitė, Miglė Miglė Bartuškaitė Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Butkevičienė, Eglė Eglė Butkevičienė https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5631-360X Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Telešienė, Audronė Audronė Telešienė https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-1631 Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Žvaliauskas, Giedrius Giedrius Žvaliauskas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-0756 Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [Project Member] Social Policy V, March - April 2015 Lithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA) 2022 Social Sciences social problems social policy labour and employment social security health policy family policy political, social and economic issues Employment Health care services and policies Social welfare policy 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 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]) 2016-10-03 2015-04-17 2015-05-21 2022-01-28 2025-03-10 2015-03-03/2015-04-17 2015-03-03/2015-04-17 Survey data LiDA_SurveyData_0428 21.12137/GN1WM9 21.12137/4B4XDS 21.12137/BJ8XNU 21.12137/YH4CV7 21.12137/ECIFRK 621682 205555 404458 220841 1321506 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 examine the attitudes of Lithuanian population towards social policy. Major investigated questions: respondents were asked which problem is the most relevant for Lithuania. Respondents were asked to which type they appointed this days Lithuanian society and what Lithuanian should be - which type they would choose. Respondents were asked who should care for a person in case of retirement, illness, loss of work, longterm physical or mental disability and child birth. Respondents were asked how safe they personally feel in same life situation. Respondents were asked to assess how many state objectives in assuring society's well-being in Lithuanian are achieved or unachieved based on the list of objectives in social policy of Lithuania gathered form various political documents. First, respondents were asked how they evaluate state efforts in seeking objectives in labour market and employment areas. Next question block to reveal how state is doing in achieving objectives in social equity and social security areas was presented. Next, situation in health care area was assessed. Respondents were asked how, in their opinion, state is doing in achieving its objectives in family policy and child-rearing areas. Last, question block about state achievements in education and environment protection areas was presented. Further, respondents satisfaction with social security system in Lithuania and their quality of life was analysed. Respondents were asked if they agree with euro adoption in Lithuania. It was questioned about income taxation of people with different salaries. Respondents were asked if government should increase taxes and appoint more resources for social benefits and services, or lower taxes and appoint less resources for social benefits and services. It was questioned if abortions should be prohibited in Lithuania and if people of same gender should be allowed to get married in Lithuania. Respondents were asked if people who broke the law should be punished much stricter than now. It was questioned if the right society is that in which people standard of living slightly differs. Respondents were questioned if state should interfere in economy as little as possible and if huge differences in people's income are justified because it is how people get rewarded for uneven abilities and efforts. 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) “Social Policy V, March - April 2015” from 2015-05-29 to 2021-10-01 was available in the portal of Lithuanian Data Archive for Humanities and Social Sciences (LiDA) www.lidata.eu; object PID: www.lidata.eu/data/quant/LiDA_SPS_0280. The first data edition was produced by Žvaliauskas Giedrius 2017-02-17. Monitoring Social Problems SPSS, 25 Lithuania Klaipėda, Lithuania Research Council of Lithuania (Researcher teams' projects) MIP-082/2014