1. Working group “Cultural statistics” 21. 05
Working group “Cultural statistics” Pocketbook - cultural participation (SILC and AES)

2. CULTURAL PARTICIPATION (SILC ahm 2006)
Attending cultural events:
frequency of going to cinema
frequency of going to live performance (theatre, concert, ballet ,..)
visiting cultural sites (museums, archaeological sites, ..)
Breakdowns by:
sex
age group
educational attainment
degree of urbanisation
(income)
Advantage in comparison with the AES:
all countries (AES missing countries: IE, LU, UK, FR, not yet DK, MT, RO, TR, CH, partially: NO, SE)
all age groups (15-74) (AES: 25-64)

7. AES, wave 2007 Amateur cultural activities: Reading books
taking part in a public performance involving singing, dancing, acting or music
making a painting, drawing, sculpture or printing (including computer graphics, designing web sites)
writing prose, poems and short stories
Reading books
reading books as a leisure activity
number of books read
number of books at home
Frequency of reading newspapers

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18. Questions:
Attending cultural events - from SILC; other statistics - AES?
Validation of data by countries (August-September)
Which breakdowns the most interesting (for which indicators)?

19. Comparison SILC-AES (25-64 years-old)

22. Structural differences in AES and SILC Number of times going to live performances (at least once - %), by sex (diff. women-men)

23. Number of times going to the cinema (at least once - %), by age (difference 25-34 versus 55-64)

24. Number of visits to cultural sites (at least once - %), by level of education (diff. low versus high)