Survey: More and More Austrians Affected by Financial Crisis

Politics ♦ Published: December 5, 2012; 13:26 ♦ (Vindobona)

Compared to 2010, the number of Austrian citizens who see themselves affected by the current financial crisis grew by 50%.

Survey: More and More Austrians Affected by Financial Crisis / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The most affected groups are unemployed, low-income earners and sole earners. Besides that, Austrians fear a decreasing living standard. Above all, the working population expects a dramatic increase of age-related poverty. These are the results of a survey issued by ITK (Institute for trend analysis and crisis research). ITK has interviewed 550 persons aged between 15 and 72.

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