4147.4.55.001 - Culture and Recreation News, Mar 1999  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/03/1999   
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Publications released January to March 1999

i) Business Sponsorship, 1996-97, ABS Cat. no. 4144.0 ($15.00), was released on 13 January. It contains summary details on the amount of corporate sponsorship provided to sport and culture, and benefits received from sponsoring. The survey was jointly funded by the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DoCITA) and SRMC.

  • DATA HIGHLIGHT - In 1996-97, businesses provided $467m of sponsorship. Of this, $282m went to sport, $29m to art and cultural activities, $37m to education, $50m to trade shows and conferences, and $68m for other activities.

ii) Use of the Internet by Householders, November 1998, ABS Cat. no. 8147.0 ($16.00), was released on 1 March and contains information on individual and household access to the internet at home, work and other sites. The publication is part of an ongoing series which began in February 1998.
  • DATA HIGHLIGHT - At Novmber 1998 an estimated 18.6% of all households had home internet access. More than 4 million adults accessed the internet in the previous 12 months.