Life in transition survey

The Life in Transition Survey (LiTS), conducted jointly with the World Bank in 2006, assesses the impact of transition on people through their personal and professional experiences during the first 15 years of transition. LiTS attempts to understand how these personal experiences of transition relate to people’s attitudes toward market and political reforms, as well as their priorities for the future.

29,000 individuals were interviewed in 28 transition countries plus Turkey. Donors include Canada, Sweden, Taipei China and the United Kingdom.

This dataset is provided by the EBRD and the World Bank to encourage continuing research which can inform policy dialogue with countries in Central and Eastern Europe, South-eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States and Mongolia.

Life in Transition Survey data

Questionnaire  (0.2Mb)

LiTS dataset in Stata format (right-click on the link, choose "save as" and unzip once the download is complete)

LiTS dataset in CSV format (right-click on the link, choose "save as" and unzip once the download is complete)

Publication: Life in Transition: A survey of people’s experiences and attitudes

Life in Transition Survey (LITS) 2006: A brief report on observations, experiences and methodology from the survey  (2.1Mb)