Podiumkunsten en publiek 1987-1988

Study of the relationship between supply in the performing arts sector ( theatre, concert, opera, ballet, dance etc. ) and it's consumers, the audience. The short telephone interview (P1159B) contained the following themes: evaluation of the performance / company during performance / information / advise / subscriber's ticket ( season ticket ) / use of reduced fare card / transport / transportation time / frequency of theatre visits and in whose company / suggestions for theatre management / willingness to participate in extended interview. The long oral interview (P1159A) contained the following themes: frequency of theatre visiting / last visit / concert going frequency / detailed data on last three concerts: performers, type of music, place of performance, type of theatre, reasons for going: subscription - reduced fare - friends advice - related to performer(s) / frequency of visiting musical theatre ( opera, operetta, musical show ), last three performances same questions as for concerts / same data for theatre performances ( drama, cabaret, pantomime, puppet theatre, children's theatre ) / same data for ballet and dance performances / usual company for going to the theatre and some background data regarding this person: age, education, job / theatre going in the past: at school, with parents / playing musical instruments: past and present, lessons, orchestra or other company, type of music, kind of instrument, ever performing, family members playing instrument/ singing / acting / dancing / theatre visiting of partner / partner's activities in making music, singing, acting etc. / oldest child's activities in making music etc. / does respondent take child to theatre / radio and television used for information on arts and culture or for hearing - seeing performances / viewing foreign television stations / video tape recorder: ownership, types of tapes rented, type of programs recorded, frequency of watching tapes / number of records, compact discs and tape cassettes owned with music, type of music, frequency of music listening / leisure time activities / book reading / reading of 'cultural' parts in newspapers like reviews, agenda's etc / respondent rates him/herself well informed regarding performing arts / knowledge scale / preference scale 10 items and willingness to pay entrance fee's / attitudes regarding: prices for tickets, participation in arts and culture, it's social status, quality of supply, live performance versus audio-visual performance, arts and culture in education, preferred size of theatre, arts and culture elite activity, clothing and ( classical ) art performances / changes in visiting frequency and reasons for them / relevant data on the two closest friends - relations: some background data and data concerning arts and culture / sources of family income / housing situation / interview situation. Background variables: basic characteristics / residence / housing situation / household characteristics / characteristics of parental family / household / occupation/employment / income / capital assets / education / consumption of durables / readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposur