CSES Module Questionaire (Lithuania)

Q1. ON THE WHOLE ARE YOU SATISFIED, FAIRLY SATISFIED, NOT VERY SATISFIED OR NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH THE WAY DEMOCRACY WORKS IN THE COUNTRY ?

1. Satisfied 4. Not very satisfied 2. Fairly satisfied 5. Not at all satisfied 8. DK

Q2. IN SOME COUNTRIES,,PEOPLE BELIEVE THEIR ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED FAIRLY. IN OTHER COUNTRIES, PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THEIR ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED UNFAIRLY. THINKING OF THE LAST ELECTION IN LITHUANIA, WHERE WOULD YOU PLACE IT ON THIS SCALE OF ONE TO FIVE WHERE 1 MEANS THAT THE LAST ELECTION WAS CONDUCTED FAIRLY AND 5 MEANS THAT THE LAST ELECTION WAS CONDUCTED UNFAIRLY ?

1 2 3 4 5 Last election was Last election was conducted fairly conducted unfairly 8. DK

Q3. DO YOU USUALLY THINK OF YOURSELF AS CLOSE TRO ANY PARTICULAR POLITICAL PARTY?

1. Yes à GO TO Q3A 5. No à GO TO Q3C 8. DK à GO TO Q3C

Q3A. WHICH PARTY IS THAT ? (RECORD ALL PARTIES)

First mentioned ______Second (if volunteered)______Third (if volunteered)______

IF AT Q3A. ONLY ONE PARTY MENTIONED --> GO TO Q3E. IF AT Q3A. MORE THAN ONE PARTY MENTIONED --> ASK Q3B.

Q3B. WHICH PARTY DO YOU FEEL CLOSEST TO? ______--> GO TO Q3E.

Q3C. DO YOU FEEL YOURSELF A LITTLE CLOSER TO ONE OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES THAN THE OTHERS?

1. Yes à GO TO Q3E 5. No à GO TO Q4 8. DK à GO TO Q4

Q3E. DO YOU FEEL VERY CLOSE TO THIS PARTY, SOMEWHAT CLOSE, OR NOT VERY CLOSE?

1. Very close 2. Somewhat close 3. Not very close 8. DK Q4. SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT POLITICAL PARTIES IN LITHUANIA CARE WHAT ORDINARY PEOPLE THINK. OTHERS SAY THAT POLITICAL PARTIES IN LITHUANIA DON’T CARE WHTA ORDIBNARY PEOPLE THINK. USING 5 POINT SCALE WHERE 1 MEANS THAT POLITICAL PARTIES CARE ABOUT WHAT ORDINARY PEOPLE THINK, AND 5 MEANS THAT THEY DON’T CARE WHAT ORDINARY PEOPLE THINK, WHERE WOULD YOU PLACE YOURSELF ?

1 2 3 4 5 Political parties in Political parties in Lithuania care what Lithuania don’t care what ordinary people think ordinary people think

Q5. SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT POLITICAL PARTIES ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM WORK IN LITHUANIA. OTHERS THINK THAT POLITICAL PARTIES ARE NOT NEEDED IN LITHUANIA. USING 5 POINT SCALE, WHERE 1 MEANS THAT POLITICAL PARTIES ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE POLITICAL SYSTEM WORK AND 5 MEANS THAT POLITICAL PARTIES ARE NOT NEEDED IN LITHUANIA, WHERE WOULD YOU PLACE YOURSELF?

1 2 3 4 5 Political parties are necessary to make our political system Political parties are not 8. DK work needed in Lithuania

Q6. DO YOU HAPPEN TO REMEBER THE NAMES OF ANY CANDIDATES WHO STOOD FOR PRESIDENCY IN THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ?

1. Yes à GO TO Q6A 5. No à GO TO Q7 8. DK à GO TO Q7

Q6A. (IF NAME NOT VOLUNTEERED) WHAT WERE THEIR NAMES?

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Q7. NOW I’D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT EACH OF OUR POLITICAL PARTIES. AFTER I READ THE NAME OF POLITICAL PARTY, PLEASE RATE IT ONA SCALE FROM 0 TO 10, WHERE 0 MEANS YOU STRONGLY DISLIKE THAT PARTY AND 10 MEANS THAT YOU STRONGLY LIKE THAT PARTY. IF I COME TO A PARTY YOU HAVEN’T HEARD OF OR YOU FEEL YOU DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT, JUST SAY THAT. THE FAIRST PARTY IS … ?

Strongly Strongly DK Haven’t dislikes likes heard of a Center Union 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 b Christian Democratic Party 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 c Lithuanian Democratic Labor Party 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 d Lithuanian Nationalist Party “Young Lithuania” 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 e Social Democratic Party 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 f Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96

Q8. AND NOW, USING THE SAME SCALE, I’D LIKE TO ASK YOU HOW MUCH YOU LIKE OR DISLIKE SOME POLITICAL LEADERS. AGAIN, IF I COME TO A LEADER YOU HAVEN’T HEARD OF OR YOU FEEL YOU DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT, JUST SAY SO. THE FIRST POLITICAL LEADER IS … .

Strongly Strongly DK Haven’t dislikes likes heard of a V.Adamkø 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 b V.Andriukaitá 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 c K.Bobelá 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 d V.Landsbergá 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 e A.Paulausk¹ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 f R.Pavilioná 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 g R.Smeton¹ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96

Q9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY THESE DAYS IN LITHUANIA/ WOULD YOU SAY THE STATE OF ECONOMY IS VERY GOOD, GOOD, NEITHER GOOD, NOR BAD, BAD, OR VERY BAD?

1. Very good 2. Good 3. Neither good, nor bad 4. Bad 5. Very bad 8. DK

Q10. WOULD YOU SAY THAT OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY IN LITHUANIA HAS GOTTEN BETTER, STAYED ABOUT THE SAME, OR GOTTEN WORSE?

1. Gotten better à SKIP TO Q10A 3. Stayed the same à SKIP TO Q11 5. Gotten worse à SKIP TO Q10B 8. DK

Q10A. (IF AT Q10 ANSWER ‘1’) WOULD YOU SAY MUCH BETTER OR SOMEWHAT BETTER?

1. Much better 2. Somewhat better 8. DK

Q10B. (IF AT Q10 ANSWER ‘3’) WOULD YOU SAY MUCH WORSE OR SOMEWHAT WORSE?

1. Much worse 2. Somewhat worse 8. DK

Q11. SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT MEBS OF SEIMAS KNOW WHAT ORDINARY PEOPLE THINK. OTHERS SAY THAT MEMBERS OF SEIMAS DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT WHAT ORDINARY PEOPLE THINK. USING THE SCALE WHERE ‘1’ MEANS THAT MEMBERS OF SEIMAS KNOW MUCH WHAT ORDINARY PEOPLE THINK AND ‘5’ MEANS THAT THE MEMBERS OF SEIMAS DON’T KNOWMUCH ABOUT WHAT ORDINARY PEOPLE THINK, WHERE WOULD YOU PLACE YOURSELF?

1 2 3 4 5 Members of Seimas Members of Seimas don’t know what ordinary know what ordinary 8. DK people think people think

Q12. DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH A MEMBER OF SEIMAS IN ANY WAY?

1. Yes 5. No, no contact at all 8. DK Q13. SOME PEOPLE SAY IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHO IS IN POWER. OTHERS SAY THAT IT DOESN’T MAKE MAKE DIFFERENCE WHO IS IN POWER. wHER WOULD YOU PLACE YOURSELF ON 5 POINT SCALE, WHERE ‘1’ MEANS THAT IT MAKES DIFFERENCE WHO IS IN OWER AND ‘5’ - MEANS IT DOESN’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

1 2 3 4 5 It makes a difference who is It doesn’t make in power difference who is in 8. DK power

Q14. SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT NO MATTER WHO PEOPLE VOTE FOR, IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO WHAT HAPPENS. OTHERS SAY THAT WHO PEOPLE VOTE FOR CAN A MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO WHAT HAPPENS. WHERE WOULD YOU PLACE YOURSELF ON 5 POINT SCALE, WHERE, ‘1’ MEANS THAT VOTING MEANS WON’T MAKE DIFFERENCE TO WHAT HAPPENS AND ‘5’ MEANS THAT VOTING CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

1 2 3 4 5 Who people vote for won’t Who people vote for can make a difference make a difference 8. DK

Q15. WHEN PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO EXPRESS AN OPINION, DO YOU BELIEVE MOST PEOPLE IN LITHUANIA USUALLYN SAY WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT POLITICS OR DO YOU BELIEVE MOST PEOPLE USUALLY HIDE WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT POLITICS? USING 5 POINT SCALE WHERE, WHERE ‘1’ MEANS THAT MOST PEOPLE IN LITHUANIA USUALLY SAY WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT POILITICS AND ‘5’ MEANS MOST PEOPLE USUALLY HIDE WHAT THEY REALLY THINK ABOUT POLITICS, WHERE WOULD YOU PLACE YOURSELF?

1 2 3 4 5 Most people in Lithuania Most people usually usually say what they hide what they really 8. DK think about politics think about politics

Q16. IN POLITICS PEOPLE SOMETIMES TALK OF LEFT AND RIGHT. WHERE WOULD YOU PLACE YOURSELF ON A SCALE FROM 0 TO 10 WHERE 0 MEANS THE LEFT AND 10 THE RIGHT?

LEFT RIGHT DK Haven’t heard of a Yourself 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 Using the same scale where would you place b Center Union 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 c Christian Democratic Party 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 d Lithuanian Democratic Labor Party 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 e Lithuanian Nationalist party “Young Lithuania” 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 f Social Democratic Party 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 g Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 98 96 DEMOGRAPHICS

D1. SEX: D2. AGE: ______years 1. Male 2. Female

D3. EDUCATION: D4. NATIONALITY:

1. Elementary and less 1. Lithuanian 2. Unfinished secondary 2. Russian 3. Secondary, Special secondary 3. Pole 4. Higher, unfinished higher 4. Other

D5. MARITAL STATUS:

1. Single 3. Divorced 2. Married (living as married) 4. Widow

D6. ARE YOU CURRENTLY EMPLOYED ? WHAT IS YOUR MAIN OCCUPATION ? (ASK ABOUT MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME)

1. Worker, technician (qualified, manual worker, peasant, shop assistant and etc.) 2. Specialist (teacher, engineer, secretary and etc.) 3. Top and medium level manager (manager, deputy manager, senior specialist of enterprise, firm and etc.)

4. Pensioner 5. Pupil, student 6. Housewife, on maternity leave 7. Unemployed

D7. (IF EMPLOYED) ARE YOU EMPLOYED AT:

1. State enterprise, organization, state-stock company 2. Private enterprise, joint stock company, own business (including farmers, individual retailer, dealer and etc.)

D8. HOW MANY PEOPLE (INCLUDING) YOURSELF ARE THERE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD?

______people

D9. WHAT IS YOUR AVERAGE MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME? ADD UP ALL SALARIES, PENSIONS, BENEFITS AND ETC. OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND ENUMERATE LETTER BEST CORRESPONDING YOUR INCOME GROUP (MARK LETTER CORRESPONDING INCOME GROUP. SHOW CARD D9)

1 (A) Up 200 LT 6 (F) 601-700 11 (K) 1201-1400 16 (P) 2501-3000 2 (B) 201-300 7 (G) 701-800 12 (L) 1401-1600 17 (Q) 3001-3500 3 (C) 301-400 8 (H) 801-900 13 (M) 1601-1800 18 (R) 3501-4000 4 (D) 401-500 9 (I) 901-1000 14 (N) 1801-2000 19 (S) 4001-5000 5 (E) 501-600 10 (J) 1001-1200 15 (O) 2001-2500 20 (T) more than 5000 LT

98 DK

D10. WHAT IS YOUR MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME PER CAPITA? (WRITE IN) ______litas 8. Refused A1. SIZE OF SETTLEMENT: A2. REGION:

1. Up to 2 thousands inhabitants 1. Zemaitija 2. 2,001-10,000 2. Aukstaitija 3. 10,001-50,000 3. Suvalkija 4. 50,001-100,000 4. Dzukija 5. 100,001- 500,000 5. South East Lithuania 6. Kaunas 6. Vilnius 7. Vilnius

A4. PLACE OF INTERVIEW (name of town/village):______

A5. INTERVIEW DATE (month, day)______

A6. INTERVIEWER (Initial):______

A7. SUPERVISOR:______SHOW CARD 9

98 DK