Study title

Full edition for scientific use. The Social Survey Austria (SSÖ) is a representative survey of the Austrian population that has been conducted since 1986 by sociologists from the Universities of Graz, Linz, Salzburg, and Vienna in an inter-university research cooperation. The SSÖ 2024 is the eighth survey in which, in addition to an Austria-specific part, country-comparative survey modules of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) are collected. In the SSÖ 2024, questions from two ISSP modules were asked: the module "Health and Health Care" (2021) and the module "Digital Societies" (2024). In addition, questions were asked about current social challenges in Austria. Thus, the first part of the questionnaire concerns attitudes towards technologies, internet access, digital skills, digital behavior (including communication, media consumption, and political participation), attitudes towards digital surveillance by government and private companies, and attitudes towards chatbots and AI. The final section of the questionnaire covers attitudes towards the healthcare system, health behaviors and well-being, and mental health. The SSÖ 2024 was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and conducted for the second time in a push-to-web design.