Sinus-Milieus® Austria

The milieu structure of Austrian society was first examined in 2001 in a broad-based qualitative and quantitative study. The SINUS sister institute INTEGRAL has been adapting the model to social trends in Austria ever since; the Sinus-Milieus in Austria most recently underwent a full update in 2022.

Social Status Upper class / Upper middle-class Middle middle-class Lower middle-class /Lower class Tradition Sense of Duty,Order Individualization, Self-actualization, Pleasure Multi-Options,Pragmatism Re-focussing,New syntheses Modernisation Re-orientation Basic Orientation Traditionals10% Consumption-Orientated9% Hedonists11% NostalgicMiddle Class12% Adaptive-Pragmatic Middle Class14% ProgressiveRealists7% Performers9 % Post-Materialists11% CosmopolitanIndividualists6% Conservative-Established11%

Conservative-Established

The classical, structurally conservative elite

Post-Materialists

The cosmopolitan critics of society and “Zeitgeist”

Performers

The globally-oriented and forward-thinking modern elite

Cosmopolitan Individualists

The individualistic lifestyle avant-garde

Progressive Realists

The drivers of social change

Adaptive-Pragmatic Middle Class

The flexible and benefit-oriented mainstream

Nostalgic Middle Class

The system-critical former mainstream

Traditionals

The older generation, who love security and order

Consumption-Orientated

The lower class, which strives for orientation and participation

Hedonists

The spontaneous, experience-hungry (lower) middle class

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Sinus-Milieus Short description
Leading milieus
Conservative-Established

The classical, structurally conservative elite

Post-Materialists

The cosmopolitan critics of society and “Zeitgeist”

Performers

The globally-oriented and forward-thinking modern elite

Milieus of the future
Cosmopolitan Individualists

The individualistic lifestyle avant-garde

Progressive Realists

The drivers of social change

The current and former mainstream
Adaptive-Pragmatic Middle Class

The flexible and benefit-oriented mainstream

Nostalgic Middle Class

The system-critical former mainstream

Milieus of the lower middle and lower class
Traditionals

The older generation, who love security and order

Consumption-Orientated

The lower class, which strives for orientation and participation

Hedonists

The spontaneous, experience-hungry (lower) middle class

The Sinus-Milieus are integrated into the Austrian Consumer Analysis and the Teletest TV audience panel. Our sister institute INTEGRAL runs a milieu-located panel with 30,000 people. Like in Germany, we offer various information packages dealing with the Austrian Sinus-Milieus.

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