The Austrians sleep an average of 7.2 hours per night on a weekday. This is a slight increase of six minutes per night since 2017. People sleep longer on weekends, staying in bed for 8.2 hours, although there is also an increase here. There are hardly any differences in terms of socio-demographic characteristics, gender, age or class differences.
In an open, spontaneous question, the employees clearly state one priority in their everyday working life: the good working atmosphere, i.e. a good relationship between colleagues at work. After that, collegiality is immediately added and reliability and punctuality are also mentioned in this context.
The private conversation at the workplace takes place and has one core topic: the weather. Other small talk topics are not influenced by the community or the company, but rather are social events and current challenges such as inflation, holiday travel, sports events, general health and the traffic situation. Really private content is discussed less often.
The division of domestic work follows a clear division of roles: women are more likely to be responsible for doing laundry, ironing, cooking, cleaning windows, washing dishes, etc., while men are more likely to be responsible for household repairs, car washing and lawn mowing. Certain activities are mostly done together, such as going shopping, disposing of garbage and cleaning around the house or apartment.
The Austrian population's assessment of which professional groups are most and least affected by the crises is quite different. Four professional groups in particular seem to have experienced a particular pressure situation for Austrians in recent years: carers, salespeople, waiters and cleaners. These are mostly female-dominated professional groups.
After phases of pessimism due to multiple crises, optimism returns slightly. One in three Austrians is confident about the next 12 months. Scepticism and worry lines remain, but worries are clearly decreasing. Younger people and those with higher formal education in particular have an above-average positive approach to the new year 2024.
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