SURVEY ON PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTSIN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES2

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Principal Indicators

Participants in cultural activities ('000) 284.5 285.3 -0.3% 240.9 240.0 0.4%

Male 129.1 135.1 -4.5% 105.5 114.4 -7.7%

Female 155.4 150.2 3.5% 135.4 125.6 7.8%

53.6 56.7 -3.1p.p. 56.7 57.6 -0.9p.p.

Male 50.2 56.6 -6.4p.p. 55.4 58.3 -2.9p.p.

Female 56.7 56.8 -0.1p.p. 57.8 57.0 0.8p.p.

p.p. Percentage point

Cultural Activity Participation Rate ^%

Going to cinema 32.6 32.4 0.2 34.1 33.1 1.0

22.6 27.1 -4.5 23.0 25.6 -2.6

Going to library 22.4 23.1 -0.7 25.6 26.3 -0.7

Attending performance 20.7 20.6 0.1 24.6 21.9 2.7

Attending art exhibition 7.6 8.3 -0.7 9.1 8.1 1.0

p.p. Percentage point

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SURVEY ON PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS IN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES 2

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QUARTER 2014

Cultural Activity Participation Rate (%)

Participants who took part in only one type of cultural activity accounted for 43.8%; meanwhile, 26.4% of the participants took part in three or more types of cultural activities.

A total of 284,000 individuals participated in cultural activities, accounting for 53.6% of the population aged 16 and above, down by 3.1 percentage points compared with the second quarter of 2013. The cultural activity participation rate for male (50.2%) decreased by 6.4 percentage points year-on-year.

Among the various cultural activities, watching movie at cinema continued to have the highest number of participants, at 173,000, up by 6.2% year-on- year; those visiting museums or World Heritage sites (120,000) decreased by 12.0% year-on-year while those going to libraries (119,000) increased by 2.1%.

Variety of Cultural Participation

General Local Resident

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No. of Participants by Type of Cultural Activity

A total of 241,000 local residents (excluding non-resident workers) participated in cultural activities, up slightly by 0.4% year-on-year; the cultural activity participation rate was 56.7%, down by 0.9 percentage points year-on-year.

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173.4

120.3 118.9 110.0

40.4 163.3

136.6

116.5

103.7

41.6 0

25 50 75 100 125 150 175

Going to cinema

Going to library

Attending performance

Attending art exhibition '000

Current quarter Same quarter last year

Only one type of activity 43.8%

2 types 29.8%

3 types 14.5%

≥ 4 types 11.9%

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Going to cinema

Average Visit per Participant by Age Group

Total 3.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 1.7 2.3 2.0

16-24 3.0 1.8 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1

25-34 3.3 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1

35-44 3.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.9

45-54 2.8 1.9 2.3 2.4 1.7 2.2 1.9

≧55 2.8 1.9 2.2 3.5 1.8 3.4 1.8

Participation in Local or Overseas Activities ^'000 Visiting museum or World Heritage site

.. Not applicable

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Museum 81.3 81.3 ..

Visiting museums or World Heritage sites had the highest participation rate among the middle-aged and the elderly; the respective rate for those aged 45-54, and 55 and above was 19.6% and 17.0%, and the average visit for both was 2.8 per participant.

Theatre

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Attending art exhibition 39.3 1.3

53.8 40.4

80.8 5.0

83.5

120.3 ..

87.7 87.7

Participation Rate by Age Group

• The participation rate of students going to cinema was 65.4%, up by 1.0 percentage point year-on-year, and the rate of non-students (29.4%) increased by 0.3 percentage points.

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Subtotal

World Heritage site

Visiting museum or World Heritage site Attending performance Museum World Heritage

site Music or dance

Local activity Total

Music or dance

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52.4 2.3

110.0 107.1 6.5

120.3

Subtotal

The participation rate for going to cinema to watch movie was 32.6%, up slightly by 0.2 percentage points.

This type of activity was more popular among youngsters, with the participation rate of those aged 16-24 reaching 61.7%; the rate of those aged 25-34 increased by 5.7 percentage points year-on-year to 57.4%.

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Attending art exhibition

With the government's efforts to promote locally-produced films and videos in recent years, 12.9% of those going to cinema had watched locally-produced films and videos, up slightly by 0.5 percentage points year-on-year.

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Theatre

Overseas

activity Those visiting museums or World Heritage sites (120,000) decreased by 12.0% year-on-year; the participation rate was 22.6%, down by 4.5 percentage points. Those visiting World Heritage sites fell by 21.0% to 88,000, while those visiting museums increased by 19.7% to 81,000.

• Overall, the average visit per participant was 3.0, down slightly from 3.1 in the same quarter of 2013 but still higher than other activities.

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0 15 30 45 60 75

Going to cinema

Going to library

%

16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 ≧55

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Going to library

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Cultural Activity Participation Rate by Industry %

38.5 21.2 16.5 18.4 5.8

43.3 21.6 16.7 16.7 4.2

38.7 21.6 15.4 17.1 7.0

48.3 35.1 41.1 33.6 19.8

31.3 15.1 19.3 19.5 5.4

Education 49.1 44.2 46.8 51.7 24.9

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Hotels, Restaurants & Similar Activities

Public Administration & Social Security

Going to cinema

Real Estate & Business Activities

Those going to the libraries (119,000) increased by 2.1% year-on-year;

the participation rate was 22.4%, down slightly by 0.7 percentage points.

Participation Rate of Students and Non-students Variety of Cultural Participation by Activity Type

Recreational, Cultural, Gaming & Other Services

The participation rate of students (64.5%) was higher than that of non- students (18.2%), with the difference between the two narrowing from 50.0 percentage points in the second quarter of 2013 to 46.3 percentage points.

About 95.6% of those attending art exhibitions also took part in other types of cultural activities, up by 0.9 percentage points year-on-year.

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Those engaging in Education had the highest participation rate of 46.8%, followed by those working in Public Administration & Social Security (41.1%).

Those aged 55 and above had the highest average attendance of 3.5 per participant, and 72.0% of them attended theatre performances.

Meanwhile, those aged 16-24 and 25-34 had the lowest average attendance of 2.1, with the majority attending music or dance performances, at 76.3% and 90.9% respectively.

Among those attending performances, 97.4% attended local performances and 5.9% attended performances outside Macao.

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• The participation rate was highest among those aged 16-24, at 37.6%, up by 7.6 percentage points year-on-year; meanwhile, those aged 45-54 had the lowest rate of 14.4%, down by 1.9 percentage points.

Among those going to art exhibitions, 97.2% attended local exhibitions and 3.3% attended exhibitions outside Macao.

There were 40,000 individuals attending art exhibitions, down by 2.9%

year-on-year; the participation rate dropped slightly by 0.7 percentage points to 7.6%.

Wholesale & Retail Trade

Attending art exhibition Attending

performance Going to

library Visiting museum

or World Heritage site

Those attending performances totalled 110,000, up by 6.0% year-on-year;

the participation rate increased slightly by 0.1 percentage point to 20.7%.

Those attending music or dance performances increased by 6.7% to 83,000, and those attending theatre performances also rose by 1.2% to 54,000.

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14.7 18.9

23.6 32.2

13.1

31.8 31.8

28.0 33.3

26.5

25.2 23.4 22.5

17.7

28.3 26.0

16.8

4.4 56.0

25.9

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Going to library Visiting museum or World Heritage site Going to cinema

% Only this type of activity 2 types 3 types 4 types and above

65.4

30.8

64.5

45.6

15.5 29.4

21.8 18.2 18.2

6.8 0

15 30 45 60 75

Going to cinema

Going to library

% Students

Non-students

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Reasons for Not Participating in Cultural Activities

.. Not applicable

Note: Multiple reasons can be selected

Explanatory Notes

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2^ND QUARTER / 2014 　　　　　　　 characteristics (e.g. gender, age group, educational attainment, etc.).

Cultural Activity Participation Rate — The percentage of those participate in cultural activities to the population aged 16 and above. The relevant No time 49.9

　　　　　　　　exhibition.

　　　　　　 who participate in such activities due to work or learning.

participation rate is calculated according to the types of cultural activities and demographic 53.2 44.5

% Visiting museum

or World Heritage site

The reference period of participation in cultural activities refers to the six months prior to the date of interview.

In accordance with the UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics, and with due consideration of the local context, cultural activities in this survey include:

Going to cinema: watching movies at cinema or in other public places

Visiting museum or World Heritage site: visiting museums or World Heritage sites in Macao Going to library: going to libraries in Macao

Attending performance: attending art performances such as opera, drama, Cantonese opera, orchestra, concert, ballet, folk dance, etc.

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Participants in cultural activities — Individuals aged 16 and above who participate in cultural activities during the reference period, excluding those Cultural activities — Include going to cinema, visiting museum or World Heritage site, going to library, attending performance and attending art 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 1,982 units were occupied, comprising 1,583 successful interviews, 78 refusals and 321 non-contacts; the response rate stood at 79.9%.

16.6 9.2 16.6 • About 56.0% of those not attending art exhibitions indicated that they had

“No interest”.

9.6 Others

Data on the Survey on Participation of Residents in Cultural Activities were collected in the second quarter of 2014 through a supplementary questionnaire of the Employment Survey.

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Attending art exhibition: attending visual art exhibitions (e.g. photography, painting, drawing, etc.) and craft exhibitions (e.g. ceramics, embroideries, etc.) Main reasons for not participating in cultural activities were “No time” and

“No interest”.

• Reasons for Not Participating in Cultural Activities

Going to cinema

• About 54.1% of those not visiting museums or World Heritage sites stated that they had “No time”, while 25.7% stated that they had "visited before".

56.0 No interest 43.8

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53.4 Visited before .. 25.7 ..