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  2. Methodology and quality
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  4. Participation in culture

Participation in culture

1. Contact
1.1. Contact organisation

Statistics Estonia

1.2. Contact organisation unit

Population and Social Statistics Department

1.3. Contact name

Erik Lest

1.4. Contact person function

Analyst

1.5. Contact mail address

20 Narva Rd., 51009 Tartu, Estonia

1.6. Contact email address

erik.lest [at] stat.ee

1.7. Contact phone number

+372 652 9315

2. Metadata update
2.1. Metadata last certified

10/02/2023

2.2. Metadata last update

10/02/2023

3. Statistical presentation
3.1. Data description

Participation of at least fifteen-year-old persons in cultural activities by cultural domain and place of residence / group of persons

Frequency of visiting cultural institutions by cultural domain

Total household expenditure on visiting cultural institutions per quarter and average expenditure per household on last visit by cultural sector and type of expenditure

Average expenditure per capita on the last visit to a cultural event and the share of visitors with cultural expenditure by cultural domain and type of expenditure

3.2. Classification system

Classification of cultural institutions and events

International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011)

Statistical Classification of Regional Units of Estonia

3.3. Sector coverage

Cultural sector

3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Dependent child – a household member aged 0–17 (as at the date of filling in the questionnaire) or a household member aged 18–24 who is living with at least one parent and whose main economic status is inactive.

Household – a group of people who live in a common main dwelling (at the same address) and share joint financial and/or food resources and whose members consider themselves to be one household. A household can also consist of one member only.

Income quintile – one fifth of the households ordered by average monthly net disposable earnings per household member. The first or the lowest quintile contains one fifth of the households receiving the lowest average monthly net disposable earnings per household member, the second quintile contains the next fifth and so on.

Participation in cultural activities – visiting cultural events and establishments, including visits to theatre, concerts, cinema, museums, art galleries, cultural sites, literary events, libraries, handicraft events, sports events (as a spectator), and other cultural events.

Rural settlements – small towns and villages.

Urban settlements – cities, cities without municipal status and towns.

3.5. Statistical unit

Person

3.6. Statistical population

Permanent residents of Estonia aged 15 and older and their household members, excluding persons living in institutional households (children’s homes, care homes, monasteries etc.)

FRAME

A list of the permanent residents of Estonia (aged 15 and over) compiled based on the population and housing census (2011) and the population register

3.7. Reference area

Counties

3.8. Time coverage

2013, 2015, 2017, 2020

3.9. Base period

Not applicable

4. Unit of measure

Number and percentage of persons

5. Reference period

Year

6. Institutional mandate
6.1. Legal acts and other agreements

DIRECTLY APPLICABLE LEGAL ACTS

Not available

OTHER LEGAL ACTS

Not available

OTHER AGREEMENTS

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

European Commission

7. Confidentiality
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

The dissemination of data collected for the purpose of producing official statistics is guided by the requirements provided for in § 32, § 34, § 35, § 38 of the Official Statistics Act.

7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

The treatment of confidential data is regulated by the Procedure for Protection of Data Collected and Processed by Statistics Estonia (in Estonian). See more details on the website of Statistics Estonia in the section Õigusaktid.

8. Release policy
8.1. Release calendar

Notifications about the dissemination of statistics are published in the release calendar, which is available on the website. Every year on 1 October, the release times of the statistical database, news releases, main indicators by IMF SDDS and publications for the following year are announced in the release calendar (in the case of publications – the release month).

8.2. Release calendar access

Calendar

8.3. User access

All users have been granted equal access to official statistics: dissemination dates of official statistics are announced in advance and no user category (incl. Eurostat, state authorities and mass media) is provided access to official statistics before other users. Official statistics are first published in the statistical database. If there is also a news release, it is published simultaneously with data in the statistical database. Official statistics are available on the website at 8:00 a.m. on the date announced in the release calendar.

9. Frequency of dissemination

Every two years

10. Accessibility and clarity
10.1. News release

Not published

10.2. Publications

Not published

10.3. Online database

Data are published in the statistical database at https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat under the subject area “Social life / Culture / Participation in cultural activities” in the following tables:

KUT021: Cultural participation of at-least-fifteen-year-old persons in the previous 12 months by cultural sector and county / group of persons

KUT022: At-least-fifteen-year-old persons by frequency of visiting cultural institutions in the previous 12 months and by cultural sector

KUT025: At-least-fifteen-year-old library visitors by place of residence / group of persons and aim of visit

KUT026: At-least-fifteen-year-old persons by reading books in the previous 12 months, type of literature and place of residence / group of persons

KUT027: At-least-fifteen-year-old persons by theatre visits in the previous months, type of production and place of residence / group of persons

KUT028: At-least-fifteen-year-old persons by concert visits in the previous 12 months, genre of music and place of residence / group of persons

KUT029: At-least-fifteen-year-old persons by visiting cinemas in the previous 12 months, film preference and place of residence / group of persons

KUT030: At-least-fifteen-year-old persons by watching films, main type of media used and place of residence / group of persons

KUT031: At-least-fifteen-year-old persons by main source of information on cultural activities and by place of residence / group of persons

10.4. Microdata access

The dissemination of data collected for the purpose of producing official statistics is guided by the requirements provided for in § 33, § 34, § 35, § 36, § 38 of the Official Statistics Act. Access to microdata and anonymisation of microdata are regulated by Statistics Estonia’s procedure for dissemination of confidential data for scientific purposes.

10.5. Other

Not used

10.6. Documentation on methodology

Creative industries spillovers in the frame of the ESSnet Culture project, Estonian Institute for Futures Studies, Tallinn 2011

10.7. Quality documentation

Not available

11. Quality management
11.1. Quality assurance

To assure the quality of processes and products, Statistics Estonia applies the EFQM Excellence Model, the European Statistics Code of Practice and the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System (ESS QAF). Statistics Estonia is also guided by the requirements in § 7. “Principles and quality criteria of producing official statistics” of the Official Statistics Act.

11.2. Quality assessment

Statistics Estonia performs all statistical activities according to an international model (Generic Statistical Business Process Model – GSBPM). According to the GSBPM, the final phase of statistical activities is overall evaluation using information gathered in each phase or sub-process; this information can take many forms, including feedback from users, process metadata, system metrics and suggestions from employees. This information is used to prepare the evaluation report which outlines all the quality problems related to the specific statistical activity and serves as input for improvement actions.

12. Relevance
12.1. User needs

Ministry of Culture

12.2. User satisfaction

Since 1996, Statistics Estonia has conducted reputation and user satisfaction surveys. All results are available on the website of Statistics Estonia in the section User surveys.

12.3. Completeness

Data is complete

13. Accuracy and reliability
13.1. Overall accuracy

The accuracy of source data is monitored by assessing the methodological soundness of data sources and the adherence to the methodological recommendations.

The type of survey and the data collection methods ensure sufficient coverage and timeliness.

13.2. Sampling error

The error due to probability sampling is estimated for more important indicators.

13.3. Non-sampling error

There is an effort to reduce non-sampling errors by continuous methodological and survey process improvements, including minimizing under- and over coverage of the frame.

14. Timeliness and punctuality
14.1. Timeliness

The data are published three months after the end of reference period.

14.2. Punctuality

The data have been published at the time announced in the release calendar.

15. Coherence and comparability
15.1. Comparability - geographical

Data are comparable within the country.

15.2. Comparability - over time

The data are comparable across the whole time series.

15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Differences in the methodology should be taken into account when comparing the statistics with data from other sources.

15.4. Coherence - internal

The outputs of the statistical activity are coherent.

16. Cost and burden

17. Data revision
17.1. Data revision - policy

The data revision policy and notification of corrections are described in the section Principles of dissemination of official statistics of the website of Statistics Estonia.

17.2. Data revision - practice

Not applicable

18. Statistical processing
18.1. Source data

SURVEY DATA

The number of objects in the total population is 1,098,000 persons aged 15 and over. The number of objects in the sample is 2,500 persons per quarter.

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Not used

DATA FROM OTHER STATISTICAL ACTIVITIES

Not used

18.2. Frequency of data collection

Over two years

18.3. Data collection

The data are collected from individuals. The method used for collecting the data in 2014 was a an online questionnaire (CAWI), since 2015 – CATI and a face-to-face interview (CAPI). The interviews are conducted by Statistics Estonia's interviewers with relevant training. The Survey Fieldwork Information System is used to manage and monitor data collection. The questionnaires have been designed to be filled in electronically by the interviewer. The questionnaires and information about data submission are available on the website of Statistics Estonia in the section Questionnaires.

18.4. Data validation

Arithmetic and qualitative controls are used in the validation process, including comparison with other data. Before data dissemination, the internal coherence of the data is checked.

18.5. Data compilation

Variables and statistical units which were not collected but which are necessary for producing the output are calculated. New variables are calculated by applying arithmetic conversion to already existing variables. This may be done repeatedly, the derived variable may, in turn, be based on previously derived new variables.

Microdata are aggregated to the level necessary for analysis. This includes aggregating the data according to the classification and calculating various statistical measuring indicators, e.g. the average, median, dispersion, etc.

The collected data are converted into statistical output. This includes calculating additional indicators.

18.6. Adjustment

Not used

19. Comments

Not available

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