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Barometer of the Public Opinion Research Center, March – April 1990
No full textThe purpose of the study: to find out the opinion of the Lithuanian population on the socially relevant issues during the rapid political, social and economic transformation of the country.
Major investigated questions: respondents were asked how they evaluate the Law on the Restoration of the Independent State of Lithuania promulgated by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania in the 1990s on March 11 and the declaration of the USSR government on this law. It was asked whether the newly elected Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania fulfilled the expectations. It was clarified whether the respondents agree with the fact that Lithuania was included in the USSR against its will in 1940 and whether it is necessary to prove to Moscow in other ways that most people want Lithuania to be free. Further, the political activities of various Lithuanian political forces and movements and M. Gorbachev were evaluated. Respondents were asked whether they would live better or worse at the end of the year than they do now and how the well-being of the Lithuanian people would change in the next decade. Lithuanian residents who participated in the survey indicated how they thought Lithuania's economic independence should be implemented. They were asked whether they supported the proposal to sell state-owned enterprises to private individuals and how the state should exchange rubles for the new currency if new currency units were introduced in Lithuania. It was asked whether it might be necessary to change jobs this year and whether it would be difficult for respondents of their profession to find a job. It was asked whether Lithuanian residents who participated in the survey were satisfied with their family's financial situation. Opinions were asked about divorce, unauthorized abortion, the death penalty, and dealing with people infected with the AIDS virus. Furthermore, it was asked how many of the respondents have children, how many they will have and how many they would like to have if all the necessary conditions were given. It was asked whether it is good for children to attend preschool institutions and how best to provide material support to families raising children. Please indicate how preschool children should be cared for. Further, it was explained how convenient it would be for the mother to work if there are preschool children in the family, what is most necessary for the mother to raise the children at home by herself, and whether there is a law that requires the mother (until the child reaches the age of 8) to work part-time (during the week) with a corresponding lower salary. Respondents were also asked what kind of person can be called cultural now, whether there are many honest, decent people in Lithuania now, and what should be done to increase the number of such people. The residents of Lithuania who participated in the survey also rated the statements, "People live so badly now that they often have to act dishonestly and unfairly" and "Everyone would like to work less and get more." At the end of the survey they wanted to know if the respondents would like to earn more money in their free time and were asked to reveal their views on rock music.
Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, education, social status, nationality, income per family member, place of residence
Crop Area of Barley in Estonia, 1919-1939
No full textThis dataset contains data on crop area of barley in Estonia in 1919-1939.
Dataset "Crop Area of Barley in Estonia, 1919-1939" was published implementing project "Historical Sociology of Modern Restorations: a Cross-Time Comparative Study of Post-Communist Transformation in the Baltic States" from 2018 to 2022. Project leader is prof. Zenonas Norkus. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity "Improvement of researchers' qualification by implementing world-class R&D projects' of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712".</p
Brand Lithuania: Lithuanian Population Survey, July 2019
No full textThe purpose of the study: assess how Lithuanian population perceive their own and the country's identity and how the country's people evaluate Lithuania.
Major investigated questions: respondents were asked what things, words, associations come to them when they hear the word "Lithuania"? It was clarified whether they are proud to be Lithuanian citizens, whether they think that Lithuania has made huge progress since independence and how they think life in Lithuania has changed in the last 5 years. The aim was to understand how respondents personally evaluate different areas of Lithuanian life, which achievements in this area they value most, and which individuals can best represent Lithuania abroad. Respondents' pride in food quality, high technology, the education system, scientific achievements, the economy and business life, domestic and foreign policy, the country's infrastructure and healthcare were assessed. Asked whether it is better to present Lithuanian guests from abroad traditional culture or through professional art, it was further asked what is recommended to foreigners coming to Lithuania for the first time in the areas of culture and traditions, art and tourist areas and objects. It was clarified whether Lithuania is a green and ecological country in the opinion of the respondents, and it was asked to indicate the reasons to protect Lithuania as an ecological country. During the survey the opinion was asked which of the world regions belongs to Lithuania and with which region Lithuania would be associated abroad. It was asked whether Lithuania performs better or worse than Latvia, Estonia and Poland. Next, the respondents evaluated the groups of statements about Lithuania. It was clarified whether they were aware of the brand skirt of the Lithuanian tourism sector for the foreign audience "Real is beautiful" and the brand skirt for the domestic audience "And here you were?". When asked to imagine Lithuania becoming an animal, they were asked what kind of animal it would be. Survey was conducted to determine which positive and negative descriptions best describe Lithuanians. Some nations value and appreciate some things more, it was asked what things are most important to the respondents personally. At the end of the survey respondents have a possibility to indicate why it is good to live in Lithuania.
Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, region, place of residence, education, marital status, occupation, average family income per month, household size, nationality
Latvian Population by Sex and Age in 1925 Census Data
No full textThis dataset contains data on population by sex and age on the basis of the results of the Census Data of Latvia, which was carried out on 10 February 1925.
Dataset "Latvian Population by Sex and Age in 1925 Census Data" was published implementing project "Historical Sociology of Modern Restorations: a Cross-Time Comparative Study of Post-Communist Transformation in the Baltic States" from 2018 to 2022. Project leader is prof. Zenonas Norkus. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity "Improvement of researchers' qualification by implementing world-class R&D projects' of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712".</p
Number of Cattle in Courland Province (Latvia), 1897-1914
No full textThis dataset contains data on number of cattle in Courland Province (within the current borders Latvia) in 1897-1914.
Dataset "Number of Cattle in Courland Province (Latvia), 1897-1914" was published implementing project "Historical Sociology of Modern Restorations: a Cross-Time Comparative Study of Post-Communist Transformation in the Baltic States" from 2018 to 2022. Project leader is prof. Zenonas Norkus. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity "Improvement of researchers' qualification by implementing world-class R&D projects' of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712".</p
Volume and Value of Crop Production in Vilnius Province (Belarus and Lithuania), 1897-1914
No full textThis dataset contains data on number of volume and value of crop production in Vilnius Province (within the current borders Belarus and Lithuania) in 1897-1914.
Dataset "Volume and Value of Crop Production in Vilnius Province (Belarus and Lithuania), 1897-1914" was published implementing project "Historical Sociology of Modern Restorations: a Cross-Time Comparative Study of Post-Communist Transformation in the Baltic States" from 2018 to 2022. Project leader is prof. Zenonas Norkus. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity "Improvement of researchers' qualification by implementing world-class R&D projects' of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712".</p
Barometer of the Public Opinion Research Center, September 1991
No full textThe purpose of the study: to investigate the attitudes of Lithuanian population about the most important political, social and economic issues during the rapid transformation of society and state.
Major investigated questions: respondents were asked whether they buy less or more of food and industrial goods. It was wanted to know whether respondents are interested in the privatization process, whether they would work in a shop with investment funds and whether they would buy or sell investment vouchers. Next, it was asked to answer where the respondents usually dine and whether their eating habits have changed. Respondents were asked what the quality of the canteen food is and whether their children have lunch in the school canteen. It was explored what the economic situation of Lithuania and the material situation of the respondents (their families) would be after 12 months. It was wanted to know how the activities of the Supreme Council of Lithuania and the Government correspond to the interests of the people. The opinion was also asked on how V. Landsbergis performs the duties of the Chairman of the Lithuanian Supreme Council, and G. Vagnorius the duties of the Prime Minister of Lithuania. It was asked whether foreign companies should be allowed to be established in Lithuania and whether the respondents would go to another country. It was wanted to know on which step the respondents stand on the 9-step stairs. Opinions were asked whether the names of KGB personnel should be published. Further, respondents were asked in what faith they believe and whether their behaviour was determined by faith. Respondents' language skills were also evaluated. At the end of the survey, it was asked to assess the situation of dental treatment and dental prosthetics in Lithuania and whether it is necessary to change the toothbrush often..
Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, education, nationality, place of residence
Volume and Value of Crop Production in Vitebsk Province (Belarus, Latvia and Russia), 1897-1914
No full textThis dataset contains data on number of volume and value of crop production in Vitebsk Province (within the current borders Belarus, Latvia and Russia) in 1897-1914.
Dataset "Volume and Value of Crop Production in Vitebsk Province (Belarus, Latvia and Russia), 1897-1914" was published implementing project "Historical Sociology of Modern Restorations: a Cross-Time Comparative Study of Post-Communist Transformation in the Baltic States" from 2018 to 2022. Project leader is prof. Zenonas Norkus. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity "Improvement of researchers' qualification by implementing world-class R&D projects' of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712".</p
Latvian Population by Sex and Age in 1935 Census Data
No full textThis dataset contains data on population by sex and age on the basis of the results of the Census Data of Latvia, which was carried out on 12 February 1935.
Dataset "Latvian Population by Sex and Age in 1935 Census Data" was published implementing project "Historical Sociology of Modern Restorations: a Cross-Time Comparative Study of Post-Communist Transformation in the Baltic States" from 2018 to 2022. Project leader is prof. Zenonas Norkus. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity "Improvement of researchers' qualification by implementing world-class R&D projects' of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712".</p
Brand Lithuania: German Population Survey, June - July 2019
No full textThe purpose of the study: assess knowledge of the German population about Lithuania and its inhabitants.
Major investigated questions: respondents were asked whether they heard about Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, whether they know much about these countries and could name their capitals, and finally whether they would like to visit these countries. Further, the questions were only related to Lithuania. It was wanted to know how much the respondents know about Lithuania and with which region they would most likely associate this country. Those who think that Lithuania is not worth a trip or who have doubts about visiting Lithuania were asked to give their reasons in group of questions. After a group of questions, respondents that formerly visited Lithuania were asked to answer what made them visit Lithuania, what they liked and what they did not like about the country. When asked to imagine that they were planning to visit a European country, and after being asked a group of questions, it was wanted to know what would have the most influence on such a decision. Respondents were asked to rate whether Lithuania's membership in the EU, NATO and the OECD was a positive or negative thing. Next, respondents rated the groups of statements about Lithuania. It was clarified whether they had seen the campaign "Lithuania. Real is beautiful". They were asked to answer which of the listed tourist attractions or activities would be interesting for them if they were to visit another country. It was investigated which positive and negative descriptions best describe Lithuanians. At the end of the survey, questions were asked about how often respondents travel abroad (including all types of travel: work, weekends, holidays) and who usually travels abroad with them.
Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, place of residence, education, household income, occupation