Attitudes Towards the EU, April 2000

21.12137/NFPG2U European Committee under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania LT: Lithuania Attitudes Towards the EU, April 2000 Lithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA) 2026 Social Sciences consumer protection corruption crime and security culture 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 languages used at home minority groups national security private voluntary organizations quality of life referendums second languages social security state control trade unions voting well-being (society) youth International politics and organisations 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]) 2011-03-14 2000-04-30 2010-12-30 2026-01-02 2000-04-26/2000-04-30 2000-04-26/2000-04-30 Survey data LiDA_SurveyData_0622 297899 185067 164005 619068 110602 387804 text/tab-separated-values application/x-gzip application/x-gzip application/x-gzip text/html application/pdf 1.0 Custom terms specific to this dataset The purpose of the study: to give information on the Lithuanians' attitudes towards the European Union and their awareness about the membership of Lithuanian in this international organization. Major investigated questions: respondents were asked how they would vote in a referendum on Lithuania's accession to the EU and when it would be particularly relevant for Lithuania to join the EU. They were also asked how the integration into the EU would affect social and political spheres in the country. Respondents indicated their confidence in different countries and unions of countries. They were also asked whether the foreign policy of Lithuania should be more oriented to the West (EU, NATO), to Russia (CIS), or to seek total neutrality. Respondents were asked what TV channels they watch and what newspapers they read in order to get information about political, economic and social events. In general, they were also asked whether the information provided by the Lithuanian mass media is sufficient, and whether, during the last 4 weeks, they watched TV, listened to radio, read newspaper or other things in which Lithuania's accession to the EU and its conditions which was discussed, also whether they discussed this topic themselves. Respondents assessed their knowledge about the EU and the negotiations on Lithuania's accession to the EU. The actions of different state institutions in preparation for accession to the EU were also assessed. Respondents were asked to evaluate the change of their life quality after the economic, political and social reforms in Lithuania. Respondents were asked how their lives would change if Lithuania joined the EU. Respondents also evaluated their (or their family's) financial situation and predicted what their (or their family's) financial situation would be after 12 months. Respondents indicated what language they usually speak at home and what in languages they can communicate. Respondents were asked whether they are interested in politics and for which party they would vote in the Seimas elections if these elections take place next Sunday. Respondents were also repeatedly asked how they would vote in a referendum on Lithuania's accession to the EU if this referendum takes place tomorrow, as well as to evaluate the strength of their opinion in the referendum on Lithuania's accession to the EU. Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, education, occupation, nationality, monthly family income per one family member, place of residence, region. 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, April 2000” from 2011-03-19 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_0183; produced by Žvaliauskas, Giedrius (2011-03-19). Survey Data > Lithuania and the European Union SPSS, 29 Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania European Committee under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania