21.12137/VCZ0FUThe Centre for Parliamentary CooperationTheCentre for Parliamentary CooperationLT: LithuaniaLithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA)2026Social Scienceselectorsinstitutionslegislaturepolitical partiespolitical systemsvaluesGovernment, political systems and organisationsPolitical behaviour and attitudesCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA)Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, LithuaniaUAB "Vilmorus"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, Lithuania2011-09-302008-11-152011-03-222026-05-142008-11-07/2008-11-15Survey dataLiDA_SurveyData_063444586627998623813813925943741597776application/x-gziptext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/x-gzipapplication/x-gzipapplication/pdftext/html1.0<b><i>The purpose of the study</i></b>: to determine the opinion of the Lithuanian population about the activities of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. <br> <b><i>Major investigated questions</i></b>: respondents were asked to indicate which functions of the Seimas are performed best and worst. The study sought to find out which form of governance and which Seimas election system respondents support more. It was examined whether respondents would support the financing of political parties from the state budget. Respondents were asked why they voted for the particular party they chose. Based on a list of different characteristics provided, respondents were asked to describe Lithuanian politicians. The survey examined what respondents expect most from politicians newly elected to the Seimas in the 2008 elections. Questions were also asked as to whether, during the past 12 months, respondents had appealed to the specified state or municipal institutions and for what reasons. Respondents were asked to indicate which measures would be the most effective in strengthening public trust in the activities of members of the Seimas. <br> <b><i>Socio-demographic characteristics</i></b>: gender, age, education, occupation, nationality, marital status, monthly income per one family member, place of residence.SPSS, 29<p>The 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.</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) “Attitude towards the Seimas, November 2008” from 2011-09-30 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_0220; produced by Žvaliauskas, Giedrius (2011-09-30). </p>Vilnius, LithuaniaThe Centre for Parliamentary Cooperation