Social Policy IV, October - November 2013

The purpose of the study: to examine the attitudes of Lithuanian population towards social policy. Major investigated questions: respondents were asked which problems are the most relevant for Lithuania. Respondents were asked to which type they appointed this days Lithuanian society and what Lithuanian should be - which type they would choose. Respondents were asked who should care for a person in case of retirement, illness, loss of work, longterm physical or mental disability and child birth. Respondents were asked how safe they personally feel in same life situation. Further, respondents evaluated policies of health protection, family, education, labour market and employment, social security and environmental protection. Respondents were asked how would they generally evaluate current changes in Lithuania's society. After a list of various social groups was presented, respondents were asked to evaluate if currently it is good or bad for these groups of people to live in Lithuania. Respondents satisfaction with quality of life was assessed. Further it was questioned about income taxation of people with different salaries. It was questioned if respondents would agree with shale gas extraction in Lithuania. Respondents were asked if they agree that abortions would be prohibited in Lithuania and that euro would be adopted in the near future. At the end, respondents were asked if Lithuania should let in all immigrants without huge restrictions and if homosexuals should be allowed to get married in Lithuania. Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, duration of education, education, employment status of the respondent and his / her husband / wife / permanent partner, profession (occupation), respondent's trade union membership, religion, participation in religious rites, political views, political and social activism, voting in the last Seimas elections, nationality, household size, respondent's average and total average monthly household income, marital status, place of residence, satisfaction with quality of life, change in living conditions, received social benefits, received financial support from abroad living relatives.

研究目的：检视立陶宛民众对社会政策的立场。主要调查问题包括：调查对象被询问哪些问题是当前立陶宛最相关的。调查对象被询问目前将立陶宛社会归类于何种类型，以及立陶宛应为何种类型。调查对象还被询问在退休、疾病、失业、长期身心残疾以及生育的情况下，应由谁负责照顾个人。调查对象还被询问他们在何种生活情境下感到个人安全。此外，调查对象对健康保护、家庭、教育、劳动力市场与就业、社会保障及环境保护政策进行了评估。调查对象被询问他们对立陶宛社会当前变革的整体评价。随后，在呈现一系列社会群体名单后，调查对象被询问目前这些群体在立陶宛生活是处于良好还是恶劣的状态。对调查对象的生活质量满意度进行了评估。进一步地，对具有不同薪酬水平的人群的所得税问题进行了探讨。调查对象被询问是否赞同在立陶宛进行页岩气开采。调查对象被询问是否同意在立陶宛禁止堕胎，以及欧元将在不久的将来被采用。最后，调查对象被询问立陶宛是否应无重大限制地接纳所有移民，以及是否应允许同性婚姻在立陶宛合法化。社会人口统计学特征：性别、年龄、教育时长、教育程度、调查对象及其配偶/固定伴侣的就业状态、职业（职业）、调查对象的工会会员资格、宗教信仰、参与宗教仪式、政治观点、政治与社会活动主义、上一次立陶宛议会的选举投票情况、国籍、家庭规模、调查对象及其家庭的平均及总收入、婚姻状况、居住地、对生活质量的满意度、生活条件的变化、所获得的社会福利、从国外亲属处获得的财务支持。