General
Principal Indicators
Participants in cultural activities ('000) %
Male %
Female %
Cultural activity participation rate (%)
Male Female
Cultural Activity Participation Rate
%
Going to library
Going to cinema Attending performance Attending art exhibition Local Resident Principal Indicators
Participants in cultural activities ('000) %
Male %
Female %
Cultural activity participation rate (%) 10.7
Male 10.8
Female 10.8
Cultural Activity Participation Rate
%
Going to library Going to cinema
Attending performance Attending art exhibition
www.dsec.gov.mo 2021.09
Local Participants by Type of Cultural Activity Changes in Cultural Activity Participation
2
NDQUARTER 2021
p.p.
p.p.
p.p.
Change
5.7 27.0 24.4 29.2
54.3
Same quarter last year
196.9 88.5 108.4 43.3 42.9 43.5 53.7
Current quarter
250.4 112.7 137.8 159.1
SURVEY ON PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS IN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
-0.6
0.9 -0.6 9.8 8.7 p.p.
p.p.
5.5 4.6
54.0
8.9
p.p.
0.9
27.2 27.3 27.1
9.6
Visiting museum or World Heritage site
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Difference (p.p.) Change Difference
(p.p.) 12.0 11.5 –
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–
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Local residents who took part in cultural activities totalled 250,400 and the cultural activity participation rate climbed by 10.7 percentage points year-on- year to 54.0%. Male and female local residents had respective participation rates of 53.7% and 54.3%.
As affected by the pandemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia, the number of individuals participating in cultural activities showed a substantial decline compared to the same quarter last year. Some performances, exhibitions and film screenings gradually resumed as pandemic preventive routine was established. Number of individuals participating in cultural activities surged by 27.0% year-on-year to 291,000, which represented 51.4% of the population aged 16 and above, up by 12.0 percentage points year-on-year.
Current quarter
291.0 131.9
51.4 50.7
Same quarter last year
229.1 106.0 123.2
The numbers of local residents going to the library (150,900) and to the cinema (124,300) were the highest, which increased by 39.4% and 29.5% year-on- year respectively. Meanwhile, the number of local residents visiting museums or World Heritage sites (123,100) logged the largest growth of 60.6%
among all cultural activities.
Local residents participating in only one type of cultural activity accounted for 48.3% of the total, down by 5.0 percentage points year-on-year. The proportions of those taking part in two types and three types of activities grew by 0.2 and 4.7 percentage points to 27.0% and 17.6% respectively.
12.2 39.4 39.2 39.7 51.9
6.8 Visiting museum or
World Heritage site
Current quarter
29.5 25.9
25.8 7.2
Same quarter last year
20.6 16.3
19.0 7.8
Current quarter
32.5 26.8 26.6
8.3 6.1
Same quarter last year
23.8 21.1 16.8
8.9 5.2
150.9
124.3 123.1
38.6
28.2 108.2
96.0
76.7
40.7
23.9 0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Going to
library Going to
cinema Visiting museum or World Heritage site
Attending
performance Attending art exhibition '000
Current quarter Same quarter last year
295.8 300.0 304.2
229.1
291.0
261.1 253.9 257.2
196.9
250.4
54.0 54.3 54.4
39.4
51.4 59.0
56.7 57.0
43.3
54.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
0 100 200 300 400
2017Q2 Q2
2018 Q2
2019 Q2
2020 Q2
2021
%
Participants in cultural activities Local participants in cultural activities Overall cultural activity participation rate Cultural activity participation rate of local residents '000
Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service 統 計 暨 普 查 局
Going to Library
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•
•
Going to Cinema
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•
•
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Cultural Activity Participation Rate of Employed Residents by Industry
%
Gaming & Junket Activities
Hotels, Restaurants & Similar Activities Retail Trade
Public Administration & Social Security Real Estate & Business Activities Education
2ND QUARTER / 2021 Variety of Cultural Participation
Participation Rate by Age Group
Participation Rates of Students and Non-students
22.6 24.7 26.4
34.6 41.4
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There were 150,900 local residents who had been to a library, an increase of 39.4% year-on-year. The activity participation rate rose by 8.7 percentage points to 32.5%.
The participation rate of students increased by 14.5 percentage points year-on-year to 80.6%, which was about 2.8 times as high as the rate for non-students (28.6%). The difference between the two rates widened from 46.0 percentage points in the same quarter last year to 52.0 percentage points.
28.2 51.5
25.4 40.3 31.0
Going to library
Going to cinema
4.6 1.3
29.9
In addition, local residents who watched movies on the Internet or from discs totalled 315,300, up by 6.4% year-on-year.
The participation rates of students and non-students going to the cinema were 52.3% and 24.7% respectively, showing respective increases of 10.3 and 5.4 percentage points year-on-year.
8.1 5.1 4.6 3.4
26.2
8.7 27.6
Local residents aged 16-24 had the highest participation rate of 55.9%, a growth of 12.0 percentage points year-on-year. This was followed by those aged 25-34, with a rate of 46.2%, up by 7.9 percentage points.
Number of local residents going to the cinema increased by 29.5% year- on-year to 124,300, and the participation rate grew by 5.7 percentage points to 26.8%. However, the number of those who had watched locally produced films and videos decreased by 14.2% year-on-year to 33,200, which accounted for 26.7% of the total number of local residents going to the cinema, down by 13.6 percentage points.
Analysed by industry, the majority of the employed residents who took part in this activity were engaged in Gaming & Junket Activities (16,800), Public Administration & Social Security (11,600) and Education (8,000), with the respective participation rates of 22.6%, 41.4% and 51.5%.
21.2 Attending art exhibition Attending
performance Visiting museum or
World Heritage site 27.3
29.5 30.7
7.1
11.1 46.0
5.8
21.1 40.8
80.6
52.3
37.0
17.9
12.3
28.6 24.7 25.7
7.5 5.6
0 20 40 60 80 100
Going to
library Going to
cinema Visiting museum or World Heritage
site
Attending
performance Attending art exhibition
%
Students Non-students
53.3%
26.8%
12.9%
7.0%
48.3%
27.0%
17.6%
7.1%
Only one type of activity 2 types 3 types ≧4 types
Same quarter last year
Current quarter
0 20 40 60 80
Going to
library Going to
cinema Visiting museum or World Heritage
site
Attending
performance Attending art exhibition
%
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 ≧55
Average Visit per Participant in Cultural Activity by Age Group
Total 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54
≧55
Visiting Museum or World Heritage Site
Participation in Local or Overseas Activities
•
Museum
World Heritage site
Music or dance •
Theatre
Attending art exhibition
Attending Performance
•
•
•
•
•
•
2ND QUARTER / 2021
123.1 79.7
Overseas activity
0.6 38.6
18.6 2.5
3.0
2.7 1.5
Subtotal
2.0
3.6
'000
2.2 2.7
World Heritage site
2.2 1.7 1.7 1.8
Visiting museum or World Heritage site Museum
1.9 2.1
..
..
1.8 2.5 1.6
2.1
2.1 2.3
1.9 1.8 2.9
Local activity Total
27.6
Variety of Cultural Participation by Activity Type Attending performance
Visiting museum or
World Heritage site 123.1 ..
Attending Art Exhibition
Number of local residents who visited art exhibitions went up by 18.2%
year-on-year to 28,200, the lowest number of participants among all activities. The activity participation rate increased by 0.9 percentage points to 6.1%, and the average number of visits per participant dropped by 0.2 to 1.8.
Among them, 97.9% attended local exhibitions while 2.6% went to exhibitions outside Macao.
Among the local residents who took part in this activity, those who visited World Heritage sites increased by 57.4% year-on-year to 100,800 (81.8%
of total), while those going to museums surged by 81.4% to 79,700 (64.7%).
The participation rate of individuals aged 35-44 rose by 12.8 percentage points year-on-year to 38.6%, which was the highest across all age groups. The average number of visits for this age group was 3.6, an increase of 0.3.
There were 38,600 local residents who had attended performances, down by 5.2% year-on-year. The activity participation rate dropped by 0.6 percentage points to 8.3%. The average attendance per participant decreased by 0.2 year-on-year to 2.2.
Among them, 98.4% attended performances in Macao while 3.1% went to performances outside Macao.
Among the local residents who participated in this activity, 30,300 (78.6%
of total) had watched theatre performances, a rise of 32.4% year-on-year, whereas those who had watched music/dance performances declined by 31.5% to 18,600 (48.2%).
0.7 38.0
100.8
28.2
0.6
Survey on Participation of Residents in Cultural Activities Local residents who visited art exhibitions were more active in cultural activities, with 90.8% of them participating in other cultural activities;
those who took part in three or more types of activities accounted for 74.8% of the total.
1.2
1.6 1.9 2.2
2.5
•
1.6 1.4
With the promotion of local tours, number of local residents visiting museums or World Heritage sites soared by 60.6% year-on-year to 123,100, and the activity participation rate climbed by 9.8 percentage points to 26.6%. Meanwhile, the average number of visits for this activity decreased by 0.2 year-on-year to 2.9.
1.8 1.6
1.4 2.2
2.1 1.6
1.8 2.2 1.8
1.8 1.9
1.8 1.9
79.7
30.3 100.8
18.3 30.0
│3 Attending art
exhibition Attending performance
Theatre Music or dance
Subtotal
9.2 12.5
22.2 34.3 29.0
16.0 21.1
32.1 26.9 32.7
31.8 29.8
31.5 26.2
26.9
43.0 36.6
14.2 12.6 11.4
0 20 40 60 80 100
Attending art exhibition
Attending performance Visiting museum or World Heritage site Going to cinema Going to
library
%
Only this type of activity 2 types 3 types ≧4 types
Reasons for Not Participating in Cultural Activities
Reasons for Not Participating in Cultural Activities
•
No interest
No time •
Visited before Due to the pandemic Other
•
•
Historical Data
Participants in cultural activities ('000)
Male Female
Cultural activity participation rate (%)
Male Female Explanatory Notes
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Symbols and abbreviations:
p.p. Percentage point '000 Thousand .. Not applicable
For additional information:
http://www.dsec.gov.mo/e/ipcc.aspx
2ND QUARTER / 2021 Meanwhile, 21.2% of the local residents who did not visit museums or World Heritage sites stated that they had “Visited before”.
Among the cultural activities in which local residents did not participate
"Due to the pandemic", "going to cinema" and "attending performance"
topped the list, with respective proportions of 18.0% and 16.7%.
21.7
The proportions of local residents who did not participate in cultural activities because of “No interest” or “No time” recorded year-on-year growth.
The main reasons for not participating in cultural activities were “No interest” and “No time”.
17.4 ..
..
..
Visiting museum or World Heritage site
64.4
48.9 49.0 45.5 Attending
performance
18.0 11.9 16.7
229.1 Local Resident Q2 / 2016
General 44.5
52.9
21.2
68.2 70.4
General Local
Resident General Local
Resident General Q2 / 2018
General Local Resident
257.2 9.8
Q2 / 2017 Local Resident
27.7 26.2
143.8 137.7
Note: Multiple reasons can be selected
304.2 295.8
302.3
115.3 Attending
art exhibition Going to
cinema
118.7 141.4 117.6 106.0 88.5
253.9 300.0
257.9 261.1
118.5 135.5
Q2 / 2019 Q2 / 2020
196.9
The reference period of participation in cultural activities refers to the six months prior to the date of interview.
108.4 43.3 42.9 43.5 123.2
39.4 39.2 39.7 160.3
59.0 59.0 59.0 55.5
59.6 58.8 59.2 139.4 164.5
54.9
56.7 139.5 57.0
Going to cinema: watching movies at cinema or in other public places
138.7 56.7 56.8 56.7
57.3 51.6
58.0 53.7
54.9 54.3 158.6 142.4
52.3 54.0
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Local residents: Exclude non-resident workers and non-local students.
Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.
%
Cultural activity participation rate: The percentage of individuals participating in cultural activities in the population aged 16 and above. The relevant participation rate is calculated according to the types of cultural activities and demographic characteristics (e.g.
gender, age group and educational attainment).
Participants in cultural activities: Individuals aged 16 and above who participate in cultural activities during the reference period, excluding those who participate in such activities for work or learning purposes.
Cultural activities: Include going to cinema, going to libraries, visiting museums or World Heritage sites, attending performances and attending art exhibitions
Visiting museum or World Heritage site: visiting museums or World Heritage sites in Macao (Including the use of the Macao Museum’s virtual tour app) Going to library: going to libraries in Macao (Including the use of electronic resources of the Macao Public Library etc.)
Attending performance: attending art performances such as musical, drama, Cantonese opera, opera, orchestra, concert, ballet, folk dance, etc.
Attending art exhibition: attending visual art exhibitions (e.g. photography, painting and calligraphy) and craft exhibitions (e.g. ceramics and embroideries)
Glossary and Others
Information from the Survey on Participation of Residents in Cultural Activities were collected in the second quarter of 2021 through a supplementary questionnaire of the Employment Survey.
Total sample size consists of 2,100 residential units and the observation unit is individuals aged 16 and above living in these units. In the sample, a total of 1,946 units were occupied, comprising 1,618 successful interviews, 34 refusals and 294 non-contacts; the response rate stood at 83.1%.
In accordance with the UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics, and with due consideration of the local context, cultural activities in this survey include:
53.2 55.8 54.4 160.3
