21.12137/MAXHTCOffice of the Government of the Republic of LithuaniaLT: LithuaniaLithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA)2026Social Sciencesartistic activitiesattitudesculturecustoms and traditionseducational backgroundelectorsemployment abroadenvironmental conservationEuropean Unionfamiliesinformation sourcesnational identitynational securitypolitical participationquality of lifereligionsocial classsocial lifevaluesvotingInternational politics and organisationsMediaEconomic systems and developmentCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA)Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, LithuaniaMatulionis, ArvydasArvydasMatulionisInstitute for Social Research, LithuaniaKasparavičienė, VidaVidaKasparavičienėInstitute for Social Research, LithuaniaKocaj, ElenaElenaKocajInstitute for Social Research, LithuaniaKrukauskienė, EugenijaEugenijaKrukauskienėInstitute for Social Research, LithuaniaLiutikas, DariusDariusLiutikasInstitute for Social Research, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-0336-266X]Maniukaitė, GražinaGražinaManiukaitėInstitute for Social Research, LithuaniaNovelskaitė, AurelijaAurelijaNovelskaitėInstitute for Social Research, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0003-0654-8715]Trinkūnienė, InijaInijaTrinkūnienėInstitute for Social Research, LithuaniaVosyliūtė, AnelėAnelėVosyliūtėInstitute for Social Research, LithuaniaŽilinskaitė, ViktorijaViktorijaŽilinskaitėInstitute for Social Research, LithuaniaGaidys, 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, Lithuania2008-04-282004-12-232008-04-162026-01-022004-11-13/2004-11-23Survey dataLiDA_SurveyData_061757205919783153243572728855841651959application/x-gziptext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/x-gzipapplication/x-gzipapplication/pdftext/html1.0<b><i>The purpose of the study</i></b>: to describe the model of social stratification in Lithuania as new member of European Union, to identify existing social economic strata in society. <br><b><i>Major investigated questions</i></b>: The main groups of indicators of social stratification were investigated: power, payment, occupation, demography, activity, place of residence. It was sought to identify attribution of oneself to a certain social stratum; attitude towards one's class position; respondents' employment and occupational group, occupational position. Respondents were asked to characterize their own material condition; possession of property / capital (works of art, valuables, musical instruments, land, forest, house, etc.); to assess their dwelling. Respondents answered questions focusing on participation in politics; made assessment of power and political creed. As well respondent answered questions about church attendance and partaking in religious rites; modes of leisure time and attitude towards leisure; assessed various aspects of social and cultural behaviour; evaluated their health and conditions of cure. Respondents were asked whether they use the Internet, mobile telephone, and other communication means at work, home, libraries, at friends, etc.; do they participate in youth's organization, human rights organization, support-charity fund, local community, etc. Also probed were respondents' views towards specific social groups: the unemployed, poor, homeless; people of other races, nationalities, religions, homosexuals, and other. Respondents were asked to assess the importance of preservation of traditional culture; to make judgment on traditional and new holidays (All Soul's Day, Halloween and other); to express their attitudes to items characterizing Lithuania: landscape, history, language, culture, identity and its preservation; to assess migratory processes. Respondents' attitudes towards drinking alcohol, smoking, and drug taking were identified. <br> <b><i>Social demographic characteristics</i></b>: gender, age, education, nationality, number of children under 18 years, monthly income per family member, place of residence, region.SPSS, 29<p>The series contains survey data that allow to study public opinion about social policy and social problems and issues. </p><p> The main language of the study is Lithuanian (lit). </p> <p> Standardized questionnaire was provided for the respondents in Lithuanian (lit). </p> <p> Dataset (data and metadata) “Influence of EU Membership on Social Structure of Lithuania, November 2004” 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_LTES_0030; produced by Gaidys, Vladas; Baublytė, Marė; Kublickienė, Lilija; Sviklas, Eduardas; Štreimikis, Antanas (2008-04-28); revised by Šarkutė, Ligita (2010-12-14). </p>Vilnius, LithuaniaOffice of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania