Image of Civil Service, November 2003

21.12137/2LKOSVMinistry of Interior of the Republic of LithuaniaLT: LithuaniaImage of Civil Service, November 2003Lithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA)2026Social Sciencesaccountantsarmiesbankchurchcivil servantscorruptioncourtseducationelectorsgovernmentheads of statejournalistslawyerslegislaturelocal governmentmass mediaphysicianspolice officerspolice servicespolitical partiespoliticiansscientistssports clubssocial securitysocial workersGovernment, political systems and organisationsPolitical behaviour and attitudesCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA)Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, LithuaniaKrupavičius, AlgisAlgisKrupavičiusInstitute of Policy and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-6919-6580]Gaidys, Vladas (Institute for Social Research, Lithuania)Baublytė, Marė (Institute for Social Research, Lithuania)Kublickienė, Lilija (Institute for Social Research, Lithuania)Sviklas, Eduardas (Institute for Social Research, Lithuania)Štreimikis, Antanas (Centre for Information Technology Implementation, Faculty of Informatics, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-5594-0580])Šarkutė, Ligita (Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-1835-0186])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])Lithuanian Data Archive for Social Sciences and HumanitiesCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania2008-12-222010-06-112008-11-042026-02-092003-11-06/2003-11-09Survey dataLiDA_SurveyData_06287718726940825139867604919483297542application/x-gziptext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/x-gzipapplication/x-gzipapplication/pdftext/html1.0The purpose of the study: to examine the image of the Lithuanian civil service as formed in society. To analyze public opinion about the activities of state and municipal institutions, service provision, customer service, and social benefit. Major investigated questions: respondents were asked to evaluate the performance of the civil service and the profession of a civil servant in the context of other state and social institutions and professions. The study examined the positive and negative traits characteristic of civil servants. Respondents were asked how they assess the honesty of civil servants compared to representatives of professions in the private and public sectors. They were given the opportunity to express their opinion on the attentiveness, work efficiency, competence, impartiality, and honesty of civil servants in comparison with employees of private business. The survey also examined whether it is appropriate for civil servants and representatives of other professions, as officials, to accept gifts. In addition, respondents were asked to assess the level of corruption in the civil service in the context of other institutions. The study sought to determine whether respondents personally had experience of giving bribes to civil servants and whether giving a bribe helped to solve their problems. Respondents were also asked to describe the nature of information about civil servants presented in the Lithuanian media. They were given the opportunity to indicate which profession, including that of a civil servant, they would like their child to choose. Opinions about the number of civil servants in Lithuania were examined. Respondents were also asked how often they personally have contact with civil servants. Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, education, income per family member, nationality, social status, place of residence.SPSS, 29The series contains survey data that allow to study political attitudes of the Lithuanian population, their opinions about actors of the political system and political processes taking place in the country. The main language of the study is Lithuanian (lit). Standardized questionnaire was provided for the respondents in Lithuanian (lit). Dataset (data and metadata) “Image of Civil Service, November 2003” from 2008-04-28 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_LVP_0067; produced by Gaidys, Vladas; Baublytė, Marė; Kublickienė, Lilija; Sviklas, Eduardas; Štreimikis, Antanas (2008-04-28); revised by Šarkutė, Ligita (2010-06-11). Vilnius, LithuaniaMinistry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania