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Cultural Statistics Eurostat 2011 (Europe, 2011)
Year 2011
Commissioned by Eurostat – Eurpean Commission
Author/s
Methodology The data source used in the chapter of perceptions on culture is the special
Eurobarometer on European Cultural Values (67.1), an opinion poll conducted in
2007 in all 27 member states.
The section on cultural participation includes data from the following sources:
• EU-SILC — European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, ad hoc
module 2006. The reference population includes all private households and their
members aged 16 or above, residing in the territory of the countries at the time of
data collection.
• AES — Adult Education Survey, 2007 (data not available for all EU-27 countries), a
survey carried out in EU, EFTA and candidate countries between 2005 and 2008. It
proposed a common EU framework to collect information on lifelong learning among
the population aged 25–64 years.
• ICT — Community Survey on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
usage in households and by individuals, an annual survey monitoring trends on the
use of ICT and e-commerce. This publication presents the results of the annual
standard survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals and the special 2008
module on ‘Use of Advanced Services’.
• Flash Eurobarometer 281 ‘Survey on the attitudes of Europeans towards tourism’,
conducted in September 2009 to collect EU citizens’ views on travel, details of their
(planned) holidays and travel in 2009 and their expectations regarding holidays in
2010. Particular emphasis was placed on the financial aspect of taking a holiday.
Over 24 000 randomly selected citizens aged 15 and over were interviewed in the 27
EU Member States.
Objectives Strengthening statistical knowledge on culture and the comparability of cultural data
across the European Union in order to support the growing interest of policy-makers
Cultural domains /
Other issues
in culture and its role in society, the economy and the cohesion of Europe.
Data is provided on a variety of cultural practices (including going to the cinema,
attending live performances and visiting cultural sites), and involvement in artistic
cultural activities.
This is followed by indicators on Internet access and its increasing role in obtaining
and sharing cultural content, and on purchasing cultural goods online.
Social and economic data includes: Population, GDP per inhabitant and risk of
poverty; Percentage of the population aged 0–24 years; Distribution of population by
degree of urbanization; Non-nationals in total population; Educational attainment of
population by age group; Percentage of population with tertiary educational
attainment, by gender and age group; Activity and employment rates by gender;
Unemployment rate by gender and educational attainment, long-term unemployment.
Notes There are two editions from the Cultural Statistics pocketbook: one from 2007 and the
other one from 2011. This publication is based on the European framework for
cultural statistics drawn up in 2000.
URL http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-32-10-374/EN/KS-32-10-
374-EN.PDF
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