Support of the EU Structural Funds for Lithuania, March 2006

Major investigated questions: respondents assessed sufficiency of information on the support of the EU Structural Funds for Lithuania and possible changes in their personal welfare after absorption of the EU support in Lithuania. Respondents were asked to identify Lithuania's priorities for allocation of the EU support: for rural areas and agriculture; science; environmental protection; energy; road construction and construction; education; health; new job creation or re-qualification; improvement of business environment; development of information technologies; to assess the transparency and honesty of allocation of the EU Structural support and efficiency of allocation of the EU Structural Support.

Also probed was respondents' opinion on resources of information on the support of the EU Structural Funds: national and local newspapers; TV; radio; Internet; stands; workshops; various information centres; municipalities. Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, education, occupation, nationality, number of family members, monthly family income per one family member, type of household, size of household, place of residence.