Values Appreciated by Contemporary Youth-Based on Research Conducted Among Polish-Lithuanian Youth

The text presents the research considering the most important values preferred by some Polish-Lithuanian youth. The research was conducted among 385 pupils at the age 13-16. the research applied a survey questionnaire. The data was submitted to statistical analysis with the application of the statistical package Statistica 13.1. What was used was Chi-squared independence test. Moreover, the Kruskal-Wallis test and the median test were used. The two, considered by the youth, most important values – health and life were subjected to detailed statistical verification on account of the following variables: sex, age, place of residence and the family's economic situation. The conclusion resulting from the research: the youth in Poland and Lithuania appreciate the most such values as: family, health and life, however, the least, important are: religion/ faith and the environmental protection; the variable 'sex' had a huge influence on the health and life values appreciated by Polish-Lithuanian youth; the variable 'age' did not have a huge impact on the Polish-Lithuanian youth's health and life values; the variable 'place of residence' did not have a huge impact on health and life values preferred by the Polish-Lithuanian youth; the variable 'family's economic situation' had a hude influence on the health value appreciated by the Polish-Lithuanian youth.