What Are We Weighting For?
What Are We Weighting For?
This documentation of the weighting method used for the Austrian Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) 2022/23 initially describes the standard weighting method for all in the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) participating countries. Austria identified potential biases in terms of parity, household size, and family type indicators. Therefore, additional weighting criteria for the raking method were compiled.
Working Paper 107 (PDF)
Effects of global crises on families
Effects of global crises on families
The intention to have children, expectations regarding its realization, and the timing of births depend on numerous factors. This study examines the extent to which a reduction in expected personal living standards induced by current crises may influence the intention to have children and the expected timing of the next births.
Working Paper 106 (PDF)
The special Austrian module in the GGS
The special Austrian module in the GGS
The Austrian Generations and Gender Survey 2022/23 comprises an extensive set of questions. It consists of the internationally standardized main questionnaire and a special national module. This documentation of the special module presents the items additionally surveyed in Austria. The standardized tabular presentation facilitates the comparability of the individual items.
Working Paper 105 (PDF)
Award für "ÖZS-Paper of the Year"
Award für "ÖZS-Paper of the Year"
A prize for the “ÖZS-Paper of the Year” was awarded at this year's Congress of the Austrian Society for Sociology which took place from 30.6.-2.7.2025 in Graz under the title "The Climate of Society". Eva-Maria Schmidt from the ÖIF received this award together with Fabienne Décieux and Ulrike Zartler for the text "Selbstsorge als Selbstzweck? Meaning and forms of self-care in discourses on good motherhood".
Publication (in German)
UN-Convention on the Rights of the Child – Implementation in Austria
UN-Convention on the Rights of the Child – Implementation in Austria
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has a high priority in Austria. The individual provisions, including explanations, can be viewed at https://www.kinderrechte.gv.at. Individual regulations have also been incorporated into the Austrian Federal Constitution. This research report traces the development of the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Austria by presenting relevant statistical time series for each article.
Forschungsbericht 58 (in German)
Family Data for Vorarlberg 2025
Family Data for Vorarlberg 2025
‘Family data for Vorarlberg’ is an annually updated compilation of figures from the areas of population, citizenship, family forms, employment, risk of poverty and basic benefit provision/social assistance. The focus lies on Vorarlberg, whereby comparative data with Austria, other federal states and neighbouring European countries are included. The tables are accompanied by reading examples, short explanatory texts and a summary of key data.
Publication (German)
Caritas Social Counselling
Caritas Social Counselling
Caritas social counselling centers support people in need, inform them about social benefits, provide bridging assistance and plan steps to sustainably improve their living situation. The data collected during the counseling provided an insight into the realities of life for people in poverty and gave an indication of structural social problems.
Publication: www.caritas.at/sozialberatungsstatistik (displayed as Caritas Social Counselling Statistics - in German)
Towards a Comprehensive Terminology on Paid Parenting Leave
Towards a Comprehensive Terminology on Paid Parenting Leave
The COST Action ‘Parental Leave Policies & Social Sustainability’ focuses on enhancing and sharing knowledge about the role of paid parental leave (PPL) policies in fostering sustainable societies. Terminology design for the PPL policies reflects values and expectations that pursue different goals in societies. As societies change, the terminology also evolves. This report provides a detailed exploration of recent developments in terminology.
International Day of the Family 2025
International Day of the Family 2025
**May 15th has been declared ‘International Day of the Family’ by the United Nations. This is an annual event that draws attention to the importance of the family for society and the state.
On this occasion, Eva-Maria Schmidt, sociologist and ethnologist at the ÖIF, points out that the family is a consistently important part of our society: "The family continues to have a high subjective significance as a stable "we". This also shows how important solidarity, responsibility and caring for one another are for our society."
International Day of the Family 2025 (German)