Population and Law in Austria

Moral orientation and contacts with persons with deviant behavior. Topics: Evaluation of the various laws and punishment for selected offenses; assessment of the extent of commiting crimes by the male population in percent and judgement on the development of crime; expected development of unsolved crimes; readiness to intervene and report in various situations; knowledge of facts of the case in procedural law, criminal law, civil law and industrial law; assumed equality before the judiciary; contact with persons with deviant behavior such as e.g. swindlers, users of intoxicants, homosexuals, drinkers, left-wing radicals, repeat criminals and suicide candidates; attitude to use of intoxicants, religion, divorce, abortion, sexual morals, homosexuality, pornography, the death penalty, nationalization of industry, obedience, rearmament and punishment of criminals (pair comparison); general contentment with life; self-classification of social class and personal political influence; size of residence and type of residence; religiousness; party preference; possession of drivers license; media usage.

Scales: wage performance relationship; work and success orientation; general moral orientations, including also liberalism and dogmatism; reform of the penal system. The following questions were posed to persons who have been the victim of a crime: type of offense and amount of loss; conviction of culprit and demand for sanctions. Demography: marital status; number of children in household; school education; vocational training; occupation; income; size of household; composition of household; head of household; social origins; state; regional origins; possession of durable economic goods.