Social en Cultureel Planbureau (Rijswijk)

Ministry of  Culture

Different sources

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• Museums, exhibitions, monu- ments, archeologi-cal sites

in the past 12 months - nr. of visits in the past 12 months - most important reason for visiting

visits to five types of museums in past 12 months (fine arts, history, natural history, ethnography, technology)

visits to exhibitions

in the past 12 month - most important reason for visiting

visits to four types of exhibitions in past 12 month (painting/graphic work, sculpture, textile, (art) photography)

visits to beautiful buildings, villages and city centres

- in the past 12 month - nr. of visits in past 12 months- most important reason for visiting

visits to seven types of monuments in past 12 months (old church, palace/castle, city house, mill, industral building, old village centre, old city centre)

visits to archeological sites

- in past 12 months - nr. of visits in past 12 months

visits to art galleries

- in the past 12 months - nr. of visits in past 12 months

proportion of the population to have visited a museum over the past 12 months

frequency of museum attendances:

once a year - two to three times a year - four to six times a year - seven or more times a year - on holiday

attendance to museum by type of visitors:

Lux. City residents - residents rest of Grand Duchy - day visitors - day tourists - tourists - all residents - all tourists

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• Public libraries and archives;

borrowing books from public library

- in past four weeks

visits to archives

- in the past 12 months

proportion of the population to have attended a library over the past 12 months

frequency of library attendances over the past

never - less than once a month - once a month - two to three times a month - once a week - two to three times a week - four to five times a week - daily

proportion of the population to have borrowed books from a library over the past twelve months

proportion of the population according to the number of books borrowed over the past twelve months:

1 to 2 - 3 to 6 - 7 to 12 - 13 to 24 - more than 25

- visite to libraries the last three month (yes / no)

- visite frequency of libraries in the last three months (1 time, 2/3 times, 4/5 times, more than 5 times, no answer)

- reasons of visiting libraries (hang around, buying a book that you have already decided to buy, reading the last news, searching a book about a precise subject, asking informations and advices, consulting the catalogues of the book shop, looking around, other)

- book disponibility in book shops (I always find the books, I almost always find them, I rarely find them, I never find them, no answer)

- attendance to library in the last three months (have visited a library at least once, have visited no library)

- reasons for the interviewed not having visited a library the last three months (because I like owning the books I read, because I’m not used to, because I’m not interested in, because the library doesn’t have the books I’m interested in, because the library is far away from home, because the library has got impossible opening ours, because I don’t like the kind of people visiting it, other, no answer)

- library attendance in the last three months (more than once per week, about once per week, 2/3 times per month, more than 3 times in 3 months, no answer)

- visited libraries’ typlolgy (school, communal, public, university, institutions or prviate associations, national, other, no answer)

- reasons of library attendance (to read or work, to borrow a book, to consult magazines and newspapers, to meet a friend, other, no answer)

- average time spent visiting a library (less than one hour, 1-2 ours, 2-3 ours, more than 3 ours, no answer)

- book’s availability in library (When I go to a library, the books that I search for: I always find them, I almost always find them, I rarely find them, I never find them, no answer)

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buying books

membership of book club

time past since having read a book for study

time past since having read a book for entertainment

type of books read

type of latest book read

how latest book was acquired

- if bought: where latest book was bought

number of books read in free time

estimated time spent on reading books in a week

registered time spent on reading books in a week

frequency of reading:

never - less than once a month - once a month - two to three times a month - once a week - two to three times a week - four to five times a week - daily

proportion of the population to read at least one book over the past 12 moths

proportion of the population according to the number of books read:

none - 1 to 2 - 3 to 6 - 7 to 12 - 13 to 24 - 25 to 49 - 50 to 74 - 75 to 99 - 100 or more

proportion of the population to have attended a book fair over the past 12 months

frequency of book fair attendances:

once a year - twice a year - three or more times a year

attendance to books

by language of books - by type of books

- composition of the readers by socio-economic status

- lending demands from foreign countrys

- lending demands to foreign countrys

- books by subject

- tours made

- number of readers having visited the two buses

- books lent from the two buses

- average number per tour: readers

- average number per tour: books lent

- total registred readers

- number of communes visited

(by age and gender)

- attendance of reading (school books excluded )

- type of lecture

- frequency of reading (rarely, sometimes, never, no answer)

- reasons of reading (the pleasure of reading, the desire to improve own written and oral expression, the desire to enjoy oneself, the desire to update knowledge, the desire to know more, the search of arguments to share with friends, to discover stories and open oneself to fantasy, find an answer to the existential questions that are posed, everybody around me is reading, other reason, no answer)

- occasions of major reading frequency (in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, the weekend, in holydays and free days, no answer)

- associated activity while reading (no, I do nothing else while reading, yes, I listen to music, watch tv, other, no answer)

- number of books read in the past 30 days (none, one, two, more than two, no answer)

- reasons why no book has been read during the last months (I prefer other amusements, I have no time, I don’t like reading, books are too expensive, I can’t find interesting books, reading is not "in", other)

- expression of the relation of the interviewed with the lecture (to please, to imagine, to dream, to amuse, to love, to grow, to know, to understand, to think, to reassure, to isole, to enoy, to get asleep, to forget, other, no answer)

- possesing a library or books

- presence of a library or a shelf in the room of the interviewed

- type of books generaly read

- type of books generaly bought

- average time spent daily on reading : in school time

- usual places of reading (in my room, in other rooms of the house, outside, in library, at school, in public transport, everywhere, other)

- books read in the last three month (L’Etranger / Albert Camus, Der Verdacht / Durrenmatt, Die Verlorene Ehe der Katharina Blum, / Boll, Germinal / Zola, La Peste / Albert Camus, Das Parfum / Suskind, Le Monde de Sophie / Gaardner, Le Gorio / Goriot de Balzac, other, no answer)

- prefered novel among those read in the last three month (L’Etranger / Albert Camus, Der Verdacht / Durrenmatt, Die Verlorene Ehe der Katharina Blum, / Boll, Germinal / Zola, La Peste / Albert Camus, Das Parfum / Suskind, Le Monde de Sophie / Gaardner, Le Gorio / Goriot de Balzac, other, no answer)

- prefered autors (King S., Durrenmatt F., Camus, Grisham J., Hesse H., Christie H., Zola E, Suskind P., Maupassant, other, no answer)

- cited autors (Eco Umberto, Camus, ...)

- reading occasions of books in mother language of the authors

- Europes’ orientation towards a commun language

- behaviour in the choice of the books (Before I chose a book I look who’s the editor, I chose the book without looking who’s the editor, no answer)

- prefered editors (Folio, le Livre de Poche, J’ai lu, Div, Gallimard, other, no answer)

- circumstances about the choice made of the book (I see the book in the shop windows or the showcases of libraries, I find them turning around in the library, I find them touring around in book shops, I find them turning around in supermarkets, I ask friends for an advice, I ask my parents for advice, I read the registrations on periodicals, I buy specialized novels, I follow cultural broadcasts on tv and radio, I ask my professors for advice, I receive catalogues from the editors, I look for the literary prices, I am suscribed to a mail shopping club, I visite exhibitions, salons, fairs, I find the books in shops, I discover them on the internet, other, no answer)

- how they get the books (I buy them in libraries, shops, supermarkets, per mail, per internet, in stands, on fairs, salons, exhibitions, I get them as presents, I borrow them from the library, I borrow them from friends, I find them in the house library, I make photocopies, other, no answer)

- number of books bought lately (the last 12 months: none, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-10, 11-15, 16-25, over 25, average number. The last 30 days: none, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, more than 5, average number)

- pocket books bought within the last 12 months (of all the books bought, were pocket books ... (more or less 3/4, more or less the half, more or less 1/4, none was a pocket book, no answer)

- lecture of books that cost 60 LUF (have read books that cost 60 LUF, haven’t read books that cost 60 LUF, no answer)

- periods or particular occasions of higher book buying frequency (no, I buy them always / no, I buy them all the time that I want / especially at Christmas / before leaving for holidays / when I have a present to buy / I buy them at book salons or fairs / when it happens / I never buy them / other / no answer)

- economic disponibilities of the interviewed (I have at my disposal: nothing, less than 900 LUF, 900-1.800 LUF, more than 1.800 LUF, no answer)

- average monthly cost for the acquisition (nothing, less than 300 LUF, 300-600 LUF, more than 600 LUF, no answer)

- average monthly sum spent for the acquisition of a book

(nothing, less than 300 LUF, 300-600 LUF, more than 600 LUF, no answer)

- disponibility of a special budget for the acquisition of the books (yes / no)

- reasons that have pushed to buy the latest books (the name of an author that I have already read or have heard of, the name of the editorial house, a publicity, a positive review, the cover page, the summary on the cover page, a teacher’s mentionning, the parents’ mentionning, the view of a friend, the advice of a bookshopkeeper.-, after looking trough it or reading it in a supermarket, the attribution of a literary price, because they spoke of it in tv, the low price, other, no answer)

- book’s availability in library (When I go to a library, the books that I search for: I always find them, I almost always find them, I rarely find them, I never find them, no answer)

- book’s typology on which the library takes more care / of which kind the library has less (french authors’ novels before the XX century, foreign authors’ novels before the XX century, french authors’s novels of the XX century, foreign author’s novels of the XX century, essays, theatre, poetry, stories, biografies, geography, travel diaries, human sciences, religion, science fiction, thrillers, statements, practical manuals (DIY), scientific and technical texts, other, no answer)

- less attentif reality upon lecture's values. (the family, the professors, the friends, the school programs, the public institutions, the editors, the newspapers, the televisions, the radio stations, the publicity, other, no answer)

- the role of school in comparison with the reading (create new readers, transform the reading into pleasure, transform the reading into duty, bring people to share the knowledge and the taste of the classic, other, no answer)

- reading habits (it happens that I read with raised voice / listen to the reading of a book, it doesn’t happen to me, no answer)

- suggested initiatives in order to promote the reading in school (a diverse integration of the reading into school programs, television broadcasts dedicated to books, authors invitated at schools, books as presents, promotion of the reading troughout the mass medias, major attention to literature and contemporary novels, campaign for the reading promoted by the ministries, none, other, no answer)

- the role of the European Community in order to favour the reading (to finance a european campaign for the reading, to favour the translation, to encourage the cultural exchanges between the young people, to encourage the education of one or more european languages, to contribute in diminuishing the books’ prices, other, no answer)

- expectation for the books’ future (yes, in the actual society of a communication which is always more tied up with the image, there is a future for books / no, there is no future for books / I don’t know / no answer)

- general influence of the media on the reading of books (yes, media are taking away readers from books / no, media are not taking away readers from books / I don’t know / no answer)

- influence of the television particularly on the reading of books (yes, tv is taking away readers from books / no, tv is not taking away readers from books / no answer)

- commentaries on read books (yes, it happens often that I make commentaries on the books I have read / yes, it occures to me sometimes / no, it never occures to me / no answer)

- persons with whom you discuss about read books (friends, brothers/sisters, parents, professors, other, no answer)

- persons who had great importance in bringing you to love reading (friends, parents, family, brothers/sisters, school/teachers, other, no answer)

- activities in spare time - groupe A (cinema, theatre, walking, discothèques, sports events, concerts, pizzeria, caffé, library, sport, museums/exhibitions, shopping/looking the shop windows, staying in groups with friends of my age, meet friends of different age than mine, meet my best friend, staying with my girl/boyfriend, doing political activities, volunteer work, other, no answer)

- activities in spare time - group B (listening to music, playing any instruments, listening to radio, watching tv or films, reading a magazine, to use a pc, reading a daily newspaper, reading books, writing, do-it-yourself, gardening, other, no answer).

- in past three months

- in past 12 months

- in past 12 months

reading crime novels, detectives

- in past 12 months

reading books on gardening, do-it-yourself

- in past 12 months

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• Newspapers and magazines reading

- reading every now and than

- read yesterday

- extent of reading (from completely to hardly)

- how acquired

- how many of 6 papers in a week

registered time spent on reading newspapers in a week

reading magazines (four types)

- frequency of reading

reading opinion magazines

-reading every now and than

- reading in past seven days

- extent of reading (from completely to hardly)

- how opinion magazine is acquired

registered time spent on reading newspapers in a week

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• Artistic activities and expressions (to play a musical instrument, singing, dancing, painting, writing, etc.)

drawing, painting and graphical work - sculpture, modelling clay, making pottery or jewellery - working with textile, making tapestry, weaving - singing - playing a musical instrument - theatre, dancing, ballet, mime - photograhy, films, or video - playing different types of musical instruments

writing in past three months

private letter - diary - travel report - poetry - (short) story (fiction)

proportion of the population to have written poetry, tales, novels, articles, etc. over the past twelve months

proportion of amateurs to write full-time or occasionally

frequency of writing:

never - less than once a month - one to three times a month - one to five times a week - daily

proportion of the population playing a musical instrument over the past 12 months

frequency of playing

neve - less than once a month - one to three times a month - one to five times a month - daily

proportion of amateurs to play an instrument full-time or occasionally

frequency of filming production

never - less than once a month - one to three times a month - one to five times a month - daily

proportion of amateurs to film productions full-time or occasionally

proportion of population to do video production over the last 12 months

frequency of filming video production

never - less than once a month - one to three times a month - one to five times a month - daily

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• Listening to music

listening to classical music from radio or television

- nr. of times listening

listening to records, cd’s, cassettes of classical music

- nr. of times listening

registered time spent on listening to radio in a week

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• Going to the cinema, theatre

attendance to cinema

in the past 12 months - nr. of visits in past 12 months

attendance to art movie house

in the past 12 monhs - nr. of visits in past 12 months

- number of cinema admissions from 1988-1996

- year average frequency of cinema attendance per habitant from 1987-1995

-number of cinema admissions from 1980-1994

attendance to theatre

in the past 12 months - nr. of visits in past 12 months

attendance to theatre of professional artists

in the past 12 months - nr. of visits in past 12 months

proportion of the population to have gone to the movies over the past twelve months

frequency of attendance:

once a year - twice a year - three to four times a year - five to six times a year - seven to nine times a year - ten to twelve times a year - thirteen to twenty-four times a year - more than twenty-four times a year

-number of cinema admissions from 1988-1996

- year average frequency of cinema attendance per habitant from 1987-1995

- number of cinema admissions from 1980-1994

Cinema 87’ / 88’ (ILReS)

frequency of attendance:

less than once a year - less than once a month - once a month - twice a month - three times a month - once a week - two or three times a week - four or five times a week - nearly everyday - more than once a day

• by educational level
• by personnal income
• by household income
• by region
• by houshold size

-number of cinema admissions from 1988-1996

- year average frequency of cinema attendance per habitant from 1987-1995

-number of cinema admissions from 1980-1994

attendance to theater:

by spoken language - by categories (age, sex, nationality, profession, region, expenditure for cultural activities)

attendance to theater by kind of entertainment (opéra, opérette, ballet, concert, pop / divers, studio,

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• Attending opera / classic or other music concerts, dance performances

in the past 12 months - nr. of visits in past 12 months

attendance to (light) opera

in the past 12 months - nr. of visits in past 12 months

attendance to popular music, pop, jazz, musical or pop-opera

in the past 12 months - nr. of visits in past 12 months

attendance to cabaret

in the past 12 months - nr. of visits in past 12 months

proportion of the population to have attended concerts over the past twelve months

frequency of attendance: once a year, twice a year, three to four times a year, five to six times a year, seven to nine times a year, ten to twelve times a year, thirteen to twenty-four times a year, more than twenty-four times a year

attendance to concerts:

- by style of music (classic, rock/pop, jazz,other, none)

- by categories (age, sex, nationality, profession, region, expenditure for cultural activities)

in the past 12 months - nr. of visit in past 12 months

attendance to mime

in the past 12 months - nr. of visit in past 12 months

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• Listening to radio and watching TV

possession of TV

- number in household

- colour tv / black and white tv

- use of remote control

- availability of teletext

receiving tv programmes through community aerial system or cable network

receiving different broadcasting systems

Watching tv

- nr. days in a week

- estimated time spent on watching tv in a week

- registered time spent on watching tv in a week

Watching current affairs programme on tv

- nr. of days a week

Watching sport programmes on tv

- frequency

Watching movies on television

- frequency

Following programmes about art on the radio or tv

Following classical music on the radio or tv

- frequency

proportion of the population to watch movies on television

frequency of movies watched on television

frequency of movies watched on television on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis

proportion of the population to watch tv programmes of classic music, popular music, rock music, flamenco or jazz

frequency of watching programmes of classic music, popular music, rock music, flamenco or jazz on tv (on a weekly or monthly basis)

- in house / in car

receiving radio programmes through community aerial system or cable network

listening to radio

- to national, regional and foreign broadcasting systems

- nr. of days in a week

time spent in a week

frequency of music listening:

never - less than once a month - once a month - two to three time a month - once a week - two to three times a week - four to five times a week - daily

watching videos on VCR

- frequency

proportion of the population to watch movies on video

frequency of movies watched on video:

never - less than once a month - once a month - two or three times a week - four to five times a week - daily

• Employ of the new networks and multimedia support

possession of home computer

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attending by parents during childhood of respondent of:

concerts, (light) opera - theatre or cabaret - ballet - museum - cinema

households owning radio, (colour) tv, VCR, PC, CD-player