ATTENDANCE AT SELECTED CULTURAL VENUES AND EVENTS
PURPOSE
To measure the extent to which Australians attend cultural venues, such as libraries or museums, or events, such as music performances.
DESCRIPTION
The Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events collection was conducted each month during 2005-06 as part of the Multi-Purpose Household Survey (MPHS). The MPHS is a supplement to the monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) and covers all people aged 15 years and over who are usual residents of private dwellings in all but sparsely settled parts of Australia. Dwellings included in the survey were selected at random using a multi-stage area sample. Data were collected by personal interview with a randomly selected resident in each dwelling. The total sample for this survey (after allowing for sample loss and non-response) was just over 14,200 households.
Information on this topic was previously collected as a supplement to the General Social Survey (GSS) conducted during 2002, and as a supplement to the LFS conducted in April 1999, March 1995 and June 1991.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Every three or four years.
DATA ITEMS
As this survey was conducted as part of the MPHS which is a supplement to the LFS, all of the data items from the MPHS and LFS are available for analysis alongside the data items shown below. These data items include geographic, demographic and various social and economic characteristics.
Also, see Sports attendance and Participation in Sport and Physical Activities for data items collected in the remainder of the survey.
Number of persons
The number of persons in Australia aged 18 years or more.
Type of venue or event attended
Records the categories of cultural venue or event that a person attended during the twelve months prior to interview. The categories are:
Art galleries
Museums
Zoological parks and aquariums
Botanic gardens
Libraries
Popular music concerts
Classical music concerts
Theatre performances
Dance performances
Musicals and operas
Other performing arts
Cinemas
Location of art gallery or museum attended
In own State/territory capital city
Elsewhere in own State/territory
In capital city elsewhere in Australia
Outside capital city elsewhere in Australia
Overseas
Type of zoological park or aquarium
The attendance category of Zoological parks and aquariums is divided into sub-categories. These sub-categories are:
Zoological gardens
Other wildlife parks and aquariums
Type of opera or musical
The attendance category of Musicals and operas is divided into sub-categories. These sub-categories are:
Opera
Musical
Type of other performing arts
The attendance category of Other performing arts is divided into sub-categories. These sub-categories are:
Variety show or revue
Circus
Other
Frequency of attendance
Records the range of the number of times a person attended each type of cultural venue or event during the twelve months prior to interview. The ranges are:
Once
Twice
Three times
Four times
Five times
6-10 times
11-15 times
16-20 times
21-25 times
26 times or more
HISTORICAL DATA
Previous surveys were conducted in June 1991, March 1995 and April 1999; and during 2002.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2007, Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia, 2005-06, Cat. no. 4114.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $29.00. Also available for 2002.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 1999, Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues, Australia, April 1999, Cat. no. 4114.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $19.50. Also available for June 1991 and March 1995.
Cultural Ministers Council Statistical Working Group 2000, Australia's Culture No 9: Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues, April 1999, CMC SWG, Canberra. Available free of charge under 'Statistical information' on the CMC SWG web site at <http://www.dcita.gov.au/swg>. Also available for 1990-91 as Australia's Culture No 1 and for 1994-95 as Australia's Culture No 6.
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Manager
National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 2272
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Telephone: Adelaide 08 8237 7326
Facsimile: Adelaide 08 8237 7366
Email: nccrs@abs.gov.au
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