LEISURE AND CULTURAL PARTICIPATION, TASMANIA
PURPOSE
To collect information on participation in selected outdoor recreation activities; attendance at selected cultural activities, cultural venues, major annual events or regular markets; and use of electronic gaming machines in Tasmania.
DESCRIPTION
The sample for the survey was a sub-sample of persons living in private dwellings and selected in the October 2000 Monthly Population Survey (MPS); seven out of eight households in the MPS were included. The survey included all persons aged 15 years and over except: members of Australia’s permanent defence forces; certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments, customarily excluded from census and estimated populations; overseas residents in Australia and members of non-Australian defence forces (and their dependants) stationed in Australia.
Interviews were mainly conducted by telephone with the remainder being face-to-face interviews. Data about one randomly selected person, aged 15 years and over, were collected from any responsible adult in each selected household, resulting in 1,844 completed interviews. The question about use of electronic gaming machines was only asked in respect of people aged 18 years and over.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Tasmania
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Irregular
DATA ITEMS
As the Leisure and Cultural Participation survey was conducted as part of the Monthly Population Survey all of the data items shown in the Labour force entry in this directory, with the exception of occupation and industry of employment, are available for analysis alongside the data items shown below.
Number of persons
The number of persons in Tasmania aged 15 years or more.
Participation in outdoor recreation activities in Tasmania in the last 12 months
The number of times the selected person did each of the following activities in Tasmania in the 12 months before interview:
Freshwater fishing
Snorkelling or scuba diving
Canoeing or kayaking
Day bushwalk (walks that take between 2 hours and a day but do not involve staying out overnight)
Overnight bushwalking trips
Outdoor rockclimbing or abseiling
Horse riding
Hunting
Off-road cycling or mountain bike riding
Off-road recreational driving or trail bike riding, including quad bikes
Use of commercial providers
Records whether any of the participation in the following activities was organised by a commercial operator:
Snorkelling or scuba diving
Canoeing or kayaking
Horse riding
Bushwalking club membership
Whether the person was a member of a bushwalking club was recorded, regardless of the extent of bushwalking activity in the last 12 months.
Attendance at cultural activities in Tasmania in the last 12 months
The number of times the selected person attended each of the following activities or venues in Tasmania in the 12 months before interview:
Art gallery
Museum
Classical music concerts, excluding school concerts
Any other concerts, such as rock, pop, jazz or folk music, excluding school concerts
Performances such as theatre, drama, opera, dance or comedy, excluding school performances
Regular market, such as Salamanca, Glenorchy etc.
Attendance at major events in Tasmania in the last 12 months
Records all of the following events attended by the selected person in the 12 months before interview:
Agfest
Deloraine Craft Fair
Festivale - Launceston
Taste of Tasmania
Targa Tasmania
Women's Tennis Open in Hobart
International cricket at Bellerive
Use of electronic gaming machines
The number of times the selected person (if aged 18 years or over) visited a club, pub or casino and used electronic gaming machines in Tasmania in the 12 months before interview.
HISTORICAL DATA
This survey has only been conducted once, in October 2000.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001, Leisure and Cultural Participation, Tasmania, Cat. no. 4904.6, ABS, Canberra. Price $18.50.
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Assistant Director
Statistical Services
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 66A
HOBART TAS 7001
Telephone: Hobart 03 6222 5783
Facsimile: Hobart 03 6222 5824
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
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