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We analyzed
270 questionnaires from the Plus Ultra exhibition in the Kunstraum
Gallery (Innsbruck, Austria). Here are some demographics data:
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| Country
of residence |
Number
of participants |
Percentage
(%) |
| Austria |
235 |
87 |
| Italy |
17 |
6,3 |
| Germany |
11 |
4,1 |
| Switzerland |
4 |
1,5 |
| SAD |
2 |
0,7 |
| Albania |
1 |
0,4 |
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| Sex |
Percentage
(%) |
| female |
49,4 |
| male |
50,6 |
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| Age |
Percentage
(%) |
| Less
then 20 years old |
21,8 |
| 21
to 25 years old |
23,3 |
| 26
to 30 years old |
17 |
| 31
to 35 years old |
14,1 |
| 36
to 40 years old |
9,6 |
| 41
to 50 years old |
8,5 |
| Older
then 50 |
5,2 |
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| Education
of participants |
Percentage
(%) |
| Elementary |
13 |
| High
school |
14,4 |
| University |
72,6 |
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| Preferences |
Percentage
(%) |
| Art |
24,3 |
| Business |
9 |
| Sport |
10,2 |
| Technology |
13,6 |
| Natural
sciences |
15,9 |
| Social
sciences |
4,6 |
| Something
else |
22,4 |
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| A
few interesting answers to our quesitons about just distribution: |
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How
would you describe your standard of living? |
| Much
lower than of others |
10,4
% |
| Lower
then of others |
6,3
% |
| Average |
43
% |
| Higher
than of others |
28,8
% |
| Much
higher than of others |
11,1
% |
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Estimate
the socio-economic distribution in Austrian society: |
| Upper
class |
18,19% |
| Upper
middle class |
27,35
% |
| Lower
middle class |
27,39
% |
| Lower
class |
19,64
% |
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| 62% of participants
think that this distribution is not fair and 38% think that it is fair. |
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| They
would consider (more) fair: |
| Upper
class |
18,95% |
| Upper
middle class |
38,43
% |
| Lower
middle class |
22,36
% |
| Lower
class |
10,8
% |
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| The things
that describe best the socio-economic category that they belong to, majority
of participants’ choose: Education 27,66 % / House 16,4 % / Education
of parents 7,3 % / Inheritance 4,3 % |
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88,5 % of
participants think that the social mobility in Austria is possible and that
people, during they life time, have the chance to move from one class to
another (upper or lower).
The best way to do that is through education (43,6 %), then through business
activity (22,2 %) and by inheritance (16,5 %).
But, almost half (49 %) of participants think that their living standard
won’t change in next five years. 41 % think it will be higher then today,
and only 10 % believe it will be lower. |
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| 15,6 % of
participants think that the Austria’s social policy is bad, but the majority
(37,9 %) think it is good. 7,4 % think that there are no countries with
good social policy, 25,9 % don’t know anything about this issue. But Austria
is perceived by most (18,5 %) as the country with a good social policy,
next to it is Sweden with 15,2%. |
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40,4 %
of participants would agree to pay higher taxes to improve economic position
of lower classes. 31,5 % agree also, but with some remarks:
“Only without corruption”
“Only if that would really help the poor.”
“Only if that would not put to much pressure on my salary.”, etc
and 28,1% would not agree to pay higher taxes for the lower classes. |