Survey: Trust in Austrian Institutions Remains High

Survey: Trust in Austrian Institutions Remains High

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Trust in Austria’s public institutions remains consistently high, according to a recent study, though some have seen their standings shift.

The latest Trust Index, compiled by the Austria Press Agency (APA) and market research institute OGM, shows the Austrian Armed Forces topping the list with a notable boost in trust. Likely benefiting from recent foreign policy crises, the military now holds a trust score of 67. By contrast, Austria’s President Alexander Van der Bellen, the Armed Forces’ Commander-in-Chief, has seen his score slip by 6 points, down to 22.

Second and third in the rankings are the Ombudsman’s Office, with 62 points, and the police, close behind with 61 points. For the first time, technical colleges (Fachhochschulen) were included in the survey, coming in strong at fourth place with 60 points. Universities were ranked sixth, just behind the Workers’ Chamber, followed by the Constitutional Court, Court of Audit, Statistik Austria, and the judiciary, which gained 9 points, putting it in tenth place.

Schools lost 5 points and now stand in eleventh, sharing a score of 26 with the Pension Insurance Institution (PVA). Meanwhile, parliament saw a rise of 14 points, returning to positive trust levels with a score of 10.

The EU sits in the first negative spot on the index, though it did gain nine points. Media institutions also saw a slight uptick, now reaching a balance of minus 11. Trust is even lower for banks and insurance companies, with the Catholic Church and social media at the bottom of the table.

This trust index is published annually. For the current study, 1,068 representative Austrian voters aged 16 and over were surveyed in October 2024, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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