Children's Participation in Culture/Leisure Activities
CONTACT
Assistant Director
National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Adelaide
Telephone (08) 8237 7449
Facsimile (08) 8237 7366
DESCRIPTION
This survey provides information on a range of cultural and recreational activities, including organised sports, by children aged from 5 to 14 years inclusive. Both State and National data are collected.
Data from this survey are used to develop health intervention programs, to plan sporting facilities and to monitor access to information technology.
SCOPE
Children aged 5-14 with parents in scope of the Labour Force Survey. Excludes persons in non-private dwellings. Also excludes persons living in some remote and sparsely settled parts of Australia.
DISSEMINIATION
Publication
Children's Participation in Cultural/Leisure Activities, Australia (cat no. 4901.0)
Data Service
Customised unpublished data are available in a variety of formats.
Data Details
Data are primarily available at person level. Some data are also available at household level.
Demographic and Family Information
Age (children aged 5-14)
Sex (children aged 5-14)
Birthplace
Area of usual residence
Participation in culture/leisure activities
Organised sport undertaken outside school hours (including frequency and duration of participation)
Recreational activities undertaken outside school hours (including duration of participation)
Selected arts/cultural activities undertaken outside school hours (including formal training and frequency and duration of participation)
Information technology
Other selected topics
Labour force status of parents
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia, States and Territories.
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Irregular. Conducted in 2000.
METHOD OF COLLECTION
Monthly Population Survey.
HISTORICAL DATA
None.
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