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Mosaic AnalysisBlack Box, August 2008 to October 2011Brief: To provide a demographic analysis of bookers for arts events at the Black Box Belfast in Belfastbetween August 2008 and October 2011, based on data for advance sales online.Methodology: The Black Box downloaded the names and addresses of all the accounts within theirWorldpay booking system that had booked tickets for at least one event between August 2008 and mid-October 2011. This dataset did not include any mailing list data, door sales or sales through other ticketsellers. The dataset was de-duped and then compared against Mosaic Northern Ireland for demographicprofiling.The impact of data collection: The dataset provided is representative of advance sales online only, andtherefore potentially provides a partial picture of the audience. Tickets/events sold through other ticketing systems (e.g. Ticketmaster, Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival,Belfast Welcome Centre) are not represented within this dataset. Tickets sold on the door are not represented within this dataset. Events where no ticket was issued are not represented within this dataset. Use of facilities such as the café are not represented within this dataset.Mosaic Northern Ireland:The population of Northern are segmented into 9 Mosaic NI Groups, and 36 Mosaic NI Types, and each of theTypes has a parent Group. The segmentation is constructed by considering a diverse range of characteristics(based half on Census 2001 data and half on ongoing primary research). Post codes are classified into aparticular Mosaic NI Type dependent on the shared characteristics of the majority of households in that postcode. Mosaic NI Types are also grouped together into wider segments sharing some (but not all) similarcharacteristics called Mosaic NI Groups.Mosaic NI Groups therefore provide a more general top level overview (where some detail is sacrificed), whileMosaic NI Types provide a more detailed analysis of demographic characteristics.Interpreting Mosaic NI Group/Type characteristics:No postcode in Northern Ireland is completely homogenous, and all contain some level of variation across eachvariable used to construct the segmentation, both between and within households. Therefore, when you areconsidering any of the characteristics discussed here - such as age range – this must be interpreted within thevarious age ranges which are above average/average for that group rather than as a single stereotypical agerange for that group.These results indicate what is above average or average for each Mosaic NI Type, based on index scores againstthe population as a whole. As such, some groups are more above average than others. This information has notbeen included here, but can be assessed by consulting the Mosaic NI E-Handbook (available atwww.audiencesni.com/download/files/Mosaic Northern Ireland E-handbook.pdf). This also providesnumerous other variables which may support the analysis beyond those requested by the client.2