ATTENDANCE AT BOTANIC GARDENS
PURPOSE
To collect information about public attendance at botanic gardens.
DESCRIPTION
The Attendance at Botanic Gardens collection was conducted as part of the Population Survey Monitor (PSM) collection for May 1995. The questions referred to attendance during the twelve months prior to interview and were asked of approximately 2,000 interviewees Australia-wide. The PSM covered all usual residents aged 18 years and over in private dwellings in both urban and rural areas of all States and Territories of Australia. However, persons living in remote and sparsely settled areas were excluded from the collection. All persons living in non-private dwellings were also excluded.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Irregular
DATA ITEMS
Number of adults
The total number of adults in Australia.
Botanic gardens attendance status
Indicates whether an adult visited any botanic gardens in Australia or on Norfolk Island during the last twelve months.
States of location of botanic gardens
Records the States and Territories (including Norfolk Island) in which an adult visited botanic gardens during the last twelve months.
Number of visits
Records the range into which falls the number of times an adult visited botanic gardens during the last twelve months. The ranges are:
Once
2 times
3 times
4 times
5 - 10 times
More than 10 times
Reasons for attendance
Records the reasons for an adult attending botanic gardens. The categories of reason are:
Picnic
Educational
Interest in botany or horticulture
Special event (e.g. art exhibition, theatre or music performance)
Dine at restaurant
Walk or relax in pleasant surroundings
Just passing through
Other
Expenditure at botanic gardens
Records the range into which falls an adult's total expenditure at botanic gardens during the last twelve months. The ranges of expenditure are:
$0
$1 - $10
$11 - $25
$26 - $50
$51 - $100
$100 and more
Don't know
Reasons for non-attendance
Records the reasons for an adult not attending botanic gardens during the last twelve months. The categories of reason are:
No interest
Lack of transport
Limited knowledge of them
No-one to go with
Didn't think about it at the time
No time or too busy
Too far away
Other
Don't know
Geographic area
Data are available for Australia only.
Demographic characteristics
Demographic characteristics for which information is available include:
Age
Sex
Socioeconomic characteristics
Socioeconomic characteristics for which information is available include:
Labour force status (employed, unemployed or not in the labour force)
Educational attainment
Other topics of interest
In some quarters in which data about attendance at botanic gardens were collected, data were also collected about the following topics:
Book reading (November 1994)
Children’s participation in sport and physical activities (November 1994 to May 1995)
Health risk factors (May 1994, November 1994 to May 1995)
Participation in gambling (May 1994, November 1994 to May 1995)
Physical activity of people aged 60 years and over (February 1994)
Spectator sports (November 1993 to May 1994, November 1994 to May 1995)
Usage of videos and computer games (February 1994)
HISTORICAL DATA
The collection was previously conducted in each of the quarters November 1993, February 1994, May 1994, November 1994 and February 1995.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 1995, Population Survey Monitor, Australia, May 1995, Cat. no. 4103.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $10.00. Also available for November 1993, February 1994, May 1994, November 1994 and February 1995.
Other
A confidentialised unit record file from the November 1994 survey can be made available on request (price on application).
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Manager
National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 2272
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Telephone: Adelaide 08 8237 7326
Facsimile: Adelaide 08 8237 7366
Email: nccrs@abs.gov.au
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