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The New Year’s poll by Linz IMAS opinion research institute shows that the outlook for 2021 is bleak for many. The worst mood since 1972 was recorded in the survey.
8:22 am, December 28, 2020
Austrians’ confidence evaporated in 2020. The Linz opinion research institute IMAS has never had one like this since the introduction of its New Years poll in 1972. Bad mood registered. A year with Corona has apparently caused that only a third of the population is entering the new year in a positive frame of mind. Looking back is also sobering: Only 22 percent thought 2020 would have been a good year, according to the current study.
For three-quarters of those surveyed, the year that is coming to an end was actually “bad.” (29 percent) or “not particularly good” (46 percent)the study published Monday found. 60 percent started with confidence if you use the result of the 2019 New Years survey. The change in mood that occurred over the course of this year was also reflected in the assessment for 2021. Only 28 percent were confident. In contrast, 28 percent looked to the future with skepticism and 38 percent even with concern; six percent did not provide any information. Mainly women (43 percent) and the age group over 60 years (48 percent) expressed fears.
Pollsters also wanted to know why Austrians are so negative. And then it turned out, unsurprisingly, that all of this Crown dominant theme the cause is. Those who are worried about the future do so mainly because of the current crisis (27 percent), economic development (22 percent) as well as fear for one’s work (17 percent). The situation is similar with the skeptics, but the main tormentor is uncertainty (28 percent). Corona also determines the basic attitude of optimists. However, they exceed the hope of the vaccine (33 percent) and the view that it can only get better (24 percent).
Pandemic affects New Year’s resolutions
According to the study, the pandemic also has an impact on personal resolutions for the next year: Those two goals: “move more” and “live more consciously” -, which have been to the fore in recent years, have become even more important by 2021. Of the 35 percent of Austrians willing to change, 44 percent want to do more sport in the future (35 percent said this in the previous year) and 40 percent want to lead a more conscious lifestyle. which means an increase of ten percentage points over the previous year. At the bottom of the personal to-do list are “drink less alcohol” (eleven percent) or “participate more politically” (9 percent).
On average, the group took about four of them with good intentions. After all, 21 percent of those surveyed this year achieved the goals they had set for 2019. also largely to be implemented. A good half said this was at least partially successful. On the other hand, 28 percent said it didn’t work. Two thirds of the population have no special plans for 2021.
