Austrian teens exposed as xenophobic by study

[Gjest Gjest]

Young Austrians’ views are strongly influenced by hostility to strangers and concerns caused by the economic crisis, according to researchers.

The Institute for Youth Culture Research spoke with 400 residents of Vienna aged between 16 and 19 to find that 43.6 per cent of them agreed with the claim that "there are way too many Turks in Austria."

Around 96,000 of the 248,000 members of the domestic Turkish community are born in Austria. Turks have been in the focus of anti-immigration political movements like the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) over the years. FPÖ boss Heinz-Christian Strache has claimed he is not against successful integration but warns of the increasing dominance of Islam at the same time.

Research shows that unemployment among Turks is around twice as high as among Austrians. Statistics also reveal that Turkish women have 2.41 children on average, significantly more than Austrian women (1.27). Austria has one of the lowest birth rates in Europe.

http://austrianindependent.com/news/General_News/2011-12-15/9744/Austrian_teens_exposed_as_xenophobic_by_study