NAME OF COLLECTION
Survey of Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues
Contact
Manager
National Culture and Recreation Statistics Unit
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 2272
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Telephone: Adelaide (08) 8237 7449
Facsimile: Adelaide (08) 8237 7366
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
Internet: www.abs.gov.au
Purpose
To provide information about attendance at selected cultural venues/activities.
Description
The survey collected details of the characteristics of people who attend a range of cultural venues including libraries, museums, various categories of music and performing arts performances, cinemas, botanic gardens and animal parks. The survey was a sub-sample of the Monthly Labour Force Survey. In the 1995 survey, approximately 26,000 persons were interviewed face-to-face.
Data detail
Details about those persons attending and not attending included:
- age:
- sex;
- State/Territory;
- family status;
- country of birth;
- marital status;
- employment;
- level of qualifications; and
- frequency of visits.
In relation to tourism, data are also available on whether people visited these venues whilst staying away from home.
Geographic coverage
Australia, States, Territories and some regions.
Frequency of data availability
Irregular.
Historical data
The first survey was conducted in 1991. The most recent survey related to the 12 months ended March 1999.
Products and services available
Publications
Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues (cat. no. 4114.0)
Other
Special data services are available on request.
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