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Australian Participation in the Arts Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts. Technical appendix Contents | Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts Contents Appendix I: Sample profile 6 Appendix II: Reasons for non-creative participation 12 Appendix III: Reason for non-attendance 14 Appendix IV: Changes to the 2013 survey 16 Appendix V: Survey questionnaire 18 Appendix VI: Detailed methodology 41 Appendix VII: Demographic profiles of creative and receptive participation 42 Appendix VIII: Profile of increase in creative participation from 2009 to 2013 52 Appendix IX: Regional differences 57 Appendix X: Demographic analysis of those taken to the arts as children 67 Appendix XI: Attitudinal differences between donors and non-donors 68 3 Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts | Appendix I List of tables Table 35: Sample profile: State 6 Table 54: Receptive participation Table 36: Sample Profile: Age 6 by Age – main artforms 48 Table 37: Sample profile: Gender 7 Table 55: Receptive participation by Employment – main artforms 49 Table 38: Sample profile: Employment Status 7 Table 56: Receptive participation by Household Income – main Table 39: Sample profile: artforms 50 Education 7 Table 57: Receptive participation Table 40: Sample profile: by Gender – main artforms 51 Country of birth 8 Table 58: Receptive Table 41: Sample profile: participation by Household Country of parents’ birth 9 Structure – main artforms 51 Table 42: Sample profile: Table 59: Creative participation Language spoken at home 9 by age 53 Table 43: Sample profile: Table 60: Creative participation Person with disability by gender 53 or impairment 10 Table 61: Creative participation Table 44: Sample profile: by employment type 54 Household income 10 Table 62: Creative participation Table 45: Sample profile: by education level 55 Household type 11 Table 63: Creative participation Table 46: Sample profile: by household income 56 Indigenous identification 11 Table 64: Creative participation Table 47: Reasons for not by household type 56 creatively participating coding 12 Table 65: Creative participation Table 48: Reasons for not by region – main artforms 57 attending coding 14 Table 66: Receptive participation Table 49: Creative participation by region – main artforms 57 by Age – main artforms 43 Table 67: Regional receptive Table 50: Creative participation participation by age 58 by Employment – main artforms 44 Table 68: Regional receptive Table 51: Creative participation participation by gender 59 by Household Income – main artforms 45 Table 69: Regional receptive participation by employment type 60 Table 52: Creative participation by Gender – main artforms 46 Table 70: Regional receptive participation by Table 53: Creative participation household income 61 by Household Structure – main artforms 42 Table 71: Attitudes by region 62 4 Appendix I | Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts Table 72: Impact of the arts by region 63 Table 73: Accessing the Internet by location 64 Table 74: Accessing the arts online by location 64 Table 75: Ways of accessing the arts online by location 65 Table 76: Attitudes to the arts by donator status 69 Table 77: Impact of the arts by donator status 70 List of figures Figure 25: Reasons for not creating art 13 Figure 26: Reasons for not attending art 15 5 Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts | Appendix I Appendix I: Sample profile The following sample profile represents unweighted data. Table 35: Sample profile: State State n= % Total Sample 3004 100 NSW 960 32 VIC 741 25 QLD 600 20 SA 221 7 WA 300 10 TAS 101 3 NT 40 1 ACT 41 1 Table 36: Sample Profile: Age Age n= % Total Sample 3004 100 15–24 281 9 25–34 724 24 35–44 475 16 45–54 494 16 54–67 500 17 65+ 530 18 Please note: The age quotas in 2009 were based on two age categories (Under 35 years and Over 35 years). This quota was matched to this again, however sub-quotas were added in the under and over 35 age ranges to ensure a better representation of the population. The 2013 sample resulted in a better spread of ages across the groups before being weighted to match the Australian population exactly (as it was in 2009) 6 Appendix I | Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts Table 37: Sample profile: Gender Gender n= % Total Sample 3004 100 Male 1492 50 Female 1512 50 Table 38: Sample profile: Employment Status Employment/Activity Status n= % Total Sample 3004 100 Full time paid employment 809 27 Part time paid employment 503 17 Self employed 238 8 Unemployed and looking for work 98 3 Unable to work due to illness or disability 108 4 Retired 773 26 Looking after the home full time 274 9 High school student 52 2 Tertiary student 119 4 Refused 12 0 Don’t know 18 1 Table 39: Sample profile: Education Education n= % Total Sample 3004 100 No formal schooling 5 0 Completed primary school 247 8 Completed secondary school 773 26 Certificate level 348 12 Diploma or technical qualification 488 16 University degree 713 24 Post graduate degree or diploma 392 13 Refused 38 1 7 Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts | Appendix I Table 40: Sample profile: Country of birth Country of birth n= % ABS 2011, % Total Sample 3004 100 100 Australia 2397 80 70 Canada 5 0 0 China 11 0 1 Eastern Europe 17 1 0 Greece 0 0 0 Hong Kong 6 0 0 India 25 1 1 Italy 5 0 1 Lebanon 7 0 0 Malaysia 14 0 1 New Zealand 67 2 2 Pacific Islands 2 0 nfd Philippines 18 1 1 South Africa 22 1 1 Spain 2 0 0 United Kingdom 217 7 4 USA 24 1 0 Vietnam 3 0 1 Other 146 5 11 Prefer not to answer/ not stated 16 1 6 8 Appendix I | Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts Table 41: Sample profile: Country of parents’ birth Country of mother/fathers birth n= % Total Sample 3004 100 Australia 2123 71 Canada 9 0 China 22 1 Eastern Europe 60 2 Greece 32 1 Hong Kong 6 0 India 35 1 Italy 66 2 Lebanon 16 1 Malaysia 16 1 New Zealand 92 3 Pacific Islands 3 0 Philippines 20 1 South Africa 19 1 Spain 7 0 United Kingdom 474 16 USA 30 1 Vietnam 10 0 Other 309 10 Prefer not to answer 22 1 Table 42: Sample profile: Language spoken at home Language mainly spoken at home n= % Total Sample 3004 100 English 2861 95 Other 143 5 9 Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts | Appendix I Table 43: Sample profile: Person with disability or impairment Identify as a person with disability or impairment that n= % affects activities Total Sample 3004 100 Yes 460 15 No 2544 85 Table 44: Sample profile: Household income Household income n= % Total Sample 3004 100 Less than $20,000 424 14 $20,000–$39,999 477 16 $40,000–$59,999 434 14 $60,000–$79,999 376 13 $80,000–$99,999 391 13 $100,000–$119,999 257 9 $120,000–$139,999 141 5 $140,000–$159,999 102 3 $160,000–$179,999 64 2 $180,000–$199,999 36 1 $200,000+ 81 3 Refuse 221 7 10 Appendix I | Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts Table 45: Sample profile: Household type Household type n= % Total Sample 3004 100 Live alone 496 17 Share accommodation 195 6 Couple without children 845 28 Family with children 1377 46 Other 61 2 Refused 30 1 Table 46: Sample profile: Indigenous identification Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander n= % Total Sample 3004 100 Yes 77 3 No 2909 97 Refused 18 1 11 Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts | Appendix II Appendix II: Reasons for non-creative participation The reasons for not creatively participating were aggregated into three categories. Namely opportunity costs, doesn’t suit self-image and barriers as follows: Table 47: Reasons for not creatively participating coding Recoded as It’s difficult to find the time Opportunity cost It costs too much Opportunity cost I’m not really interested Doesn’t suit self-image I don’t have anyone to do it with Barriers My health isn’t good enough Barriers It would be hard to get to (e.g. poor transport or Barriers remote locations) There is not enough information on what is available Barriers I wouldn’t enjoy it Doesn’t suit self-image There aren’t enough opportunities close to where I live Barriers It’s not something someone like me would do Doesn’t suit self-image I’m nervous about trying new things Barriers I have no artistic ability Doesn’t suit self-image I’d rather participate in sports activities Opportunity cost I might feel uncomfortable or out of place Barriers Other Base: Only those who have not participated in any artform in the previous 12 months at QB1, n=1576. Weighted data used. Source: QBX3. I’m going to read out some reasons that people have told us is why they don’t participate in arts activities, i.e. they don’t do or create arts. Please tell me which if any of these apply to you. [Multiple response question] 12 Appendix II | Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts The detailed reasons for not creatively participating in any artform in the previous 12 months were as follows: Figure 25: Reasons for not creating art 8958 It's difficult to find the time 8458 44 99 I'm not really interested 50 98 43 90 I have no artistic ability 35 90 38 86 I'd rather participate in sports activities 39 85 36 76 It costs too much 31 68 35 There aren't enough opportunities close to where I live 28 34 There is not enough information on what is available 25 32 It's not something someone like me would do 29 31 I might feel uncomfortable or out of place 23 30 I don't have anyone to do it with 22 27 It would be hard to get to 22 21 I wouldn't enjoy it 19 19 I'm nervous about trying new things 15 My health isn't good enough 17 10 6 Other 3 Nothing 2 3 0 20 40 60 80 100 % 2013 2009 Base: Only those who have not participated in any artform in the previous 12 months at QB1, n=1576.
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