Apklaustieji teigiamai vertina važiavimą dviračiu kaip aktyvaus laisvalaikio formą, labiausiai džiaugiasi pagerėjusia emocine būsena ir teigia, kad dviratis puiki transporto priemonė, nes yra sutaupoma pinigų už transportą. Respondentai tai pat pastebėjo tokius pokyčius kaip padidėjusią raumeninę masę, sumažėjusį svorį, sustiprėjusią širdį ir kaulus. Galima daryti išvadą, kad anot respondentų važiavimas dviračiu labiausiai gerina emocinę būseną, galbūt jiems pavyko atsikratyti slogių minčių ir depresijos taip jų gyvenimo kokybė tapo geresnė. Ne maža dalis respondentų pastebėjo kūno pokyčius, o tai yra labai svarbu ne tik psichologiškai bet ir fiziškai. Atlikus tyrimą taip pat paaiškėjo, kad respondentai dažniau važinėtų dviračiais jei infrastruktūros būklė būtų geresnė. Kauniečiai norėtų daugiau dviračių takų Kaune, kurių danga būtų saugi važiavimui. Tai pat, reikėtų pašalinti kliūtis take (nuleisti bortelius, sutvarkyti elektros stulpus kelyje). / The respondents positively assess as an active form of entertainment , the most widely welcomes improved emotional state and says that the bike a great vehicle because it is saving money for transport. Respondents also noted developments such as increased muscle mass, decreased weight, increased strength of the heart and bones. It can be concluded that, according to most respondents cycling improves emotional state, perhaps they managed to get rid of the dismal thoughts and depression as their quality of life has improved. A large majority of respondents noted changes in the body , which is very important, not only physically but also psychologically. The investigation also revealed that respondents often cycling if the infrastructure condition would be better. Kaunas would like more bike paths in Kaunas , the coating is safe driving. Also, it should be to remove barriers to take (dropping curbs, fixing electric poles on the way).

Nowadays Lithuanian society is dynamic and rapidly developing. Culture is like the system of values created by a human being. It integrates a public process of political, social, economical development and is able to accelerate social and economical development of the country. Institutions forming cultural processes find themselves in the crossing of the above-mentioned processes. The sociological survey on culture needs are needed not only to describe the state of culture but also to determine the changes, the tendency of public needs to be developed, the peculiarities of activities of culture institutions in the community of a city, useful contacts and culture perspectives. In improving the activities of culture institutions, it is very important to pay attention to a subjective aspect- the possibilities of human development. In order to determine the public needs for culture, the attitude towards the activities of culture and art institutions, the status of city culture, to determine the negative and positive evaluations of cultural activities, the research was implemented. During the survey, 200 inhabitants of Panevėžys City of 16-61 years old were interviewed. The hypothesis was raised- if the attention is paid to the opinion of inhabitants to the activities of culture and art institutions, the status of city culture, the peculiarities of activities of culture and art institutions in the community of the city, useful contacts and the perspectives of culture could be... [to full text]

Although Vilnius is the largest city of the republic, a centre of industry and culture, the largest Lithuanian administrative centre, where the most important political, financial, economic, social and cultural centres are located, nevertheless there are plenty of unemployed and socially supported persons.. The officially registered unemployment level n Vilnius for the time being does not exceed the average of the European Union. Compared to the structure of unemployment in other Lithuanian cities and their change indications, the situation in Vilnius is quite good, except for the fact that the number of the retired persons is growing. Recently in Vilnius the demand for Workforce is growing, yet qualification characteristics in many cases does not match the requirements of the vacant positions offered. Hence the structural changes in Labour Market, intensive development of new technologies have had significant influence on the competition in the dynamic market of people who have lost their jobs. The unemployment here affected certain social demographic groups of the inhabitants: the youth, and senior pre-retirement persons. Naturally, that a large part of the people failed or did not want to adapt to the new requirements, therefore unemployment became a poignant problem of the society. A big attraction of Vilnius as the capital, where the living costs are much higher than elsewhere in Lithuania, for instance, purchase of accommodation, bills for accommodation, services, fuel... [to full text]