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  <titles>
    <title>Attitudes Towards the EU, June 2008</title>
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  <publisher>Lithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA)</publisher>
  <publicationYear>2026</publicationYear>
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    <subject>Social Sciences</subject>
    <subject schemeURI="https://elsst.cessda.eu" subjectScheme="ELSST">development aid (international)</subject>
    <subject schemeURI="https://elsst.cessda.eu" subjectScheme="ELSST">educational opportunities</subject>
    <subject schemeURI="https://elsst.cessda.eu" subjectScheme="ELSST">European integration</subject>
    <subject schemeURI="https://elsst.cessda.eu" subjectScheme="ELSST">European Parliament</subject>
    <subject schemeURI="https://elsst.cessda.eu" subjectScheme="ELSST">European Union</subject>
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    <subject schemeURI="https://elsst.cessda.eu" subjectScheme="ELSST">national identity</subject>
    <subject schemeURI="https://elsst.cessda.eu" subjectScheme="ELSST">single European currency</subject>
    <subject schemeURI="https://elsst.cessda.eu" subjectScheme="ELSST">voting</subject>
    <subject schemeURI="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/TopicClassification?code=PoliticsInternationalPoliticsAndOrganisations" subjectScheme="CESSDA CV for CESSDA Topic Classification">International politics and organisations</subject>
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      <affiliation>Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania</affiliation>
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      <affiliation>Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania</affiliation>
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      <contributorName nameType="Organizational">Žvaliauskas, Giedrius (Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-8970-0756])</contributorName>
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      <contributorName nameType="Organizational">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])</contributorName>
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    <date dateType="Issued">2011-07-01</date>
    <date dateType="Created">2008-06-12</date>
    <date dateType="Submitted">2011-03-08</date>
    <date dateType="Available">2026-01-05</date>
    <date dateType="Collected">2008-06-05/2008-06-12</date>
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    <description descriptionType="Abstract">&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;
The purpose of the study&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;: 
to give information on the Lithuanians&amp;apos; attitudes towards the European Union and their awareness about the membership of Lithuanian in this international organization.
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Major investigated questions&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;: 
respondents were asked whether the information about Lithuania&amp;apos;s membership in the EU is sufficient and whether they are interested in Lithuania&amp;apos;s membership in the EU and in EU as a whole. Respondents were asked in what information about Lithuania&amp;apos;s membership in the EU they are interested and where this information should be published. They were also asked whether they know about the European information centers - Europe Direct - in Lithuania and whether they used services of these centers to get information about Lithuania&amp;apos;s membership in the EU and EU issues. Respondents were asked whether they know when Lithuania will chair the EU and whether they would like to receive more information about the preparations for this process. They were also asked whether they will participate in the European Parliament elections in 2009, whether they know what the members of European Parliament representing Lithuania and whether they would like to receive more information about the work of representatives of Lithuania in the European Parliament. Respondents were asked whether they had heard about the new Lisbon Treaty, are familiar with the content of this Treaty whether the information about this Treaty is sufficient. They were also asked how the interests of Lithuania are defended in the EU. Respondents were asked whether Lithuania is an equal member of the EU and if not to indicate the reasons why they believe that Lithuania is not an equal member of the EU. Respondents were also asked whether the EU should continue the integration of new members and if so, what states should become new members of the EU. Respondents were asked whether they see themselves as Europeans and whether they are proud of their country.
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Socio-demographic characteristics&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;: 
gender, age, education, occupation, nationality, monthly family income per one family member, place of residence.</description>
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The main language of the study is Lithuanian (lit).
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Standardized questionnaire was provided for the respondents in Lithuanian (lit).
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Dataset (data and metadata) “Attitude Towards the EU, June 2008” from 2011-05-11 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_0212; produced by Žvaliauskas, Giedrius (2011-05-11). 
&lt;/p&gt;</description>
    <description descriptionType="SeriesInformation">Survey Data &gt; Lithuania and the European Union</description>
    <description descriptionType="TechnicalInfo">SPSS, 29</description>
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    <geoLocation>
      <geoLocationPlace>Vilnius, Lithuania</geoLocationPlace>
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