Since 2005, the Cultural Consumption Barometer has been one of the most important studies carried out by the Research Team of the National Institute for Cultural Research and Training. The Cultural Consumption Barometer is a representative survey and its goal is the description and analysis of the cultural sector in Romania as far as the level of the cultural consumption is concerned. The main objectives of the study are: measurement of the degree of adjustment of cultural goods distribution infrastructure to the population needs, measurement of the cultural consumption and participation, measurement of the population’s cultural needs, identifying the preferences and cultural consumption behaviour. Among the topics approached in the study there are: distribution infrastructure of the cultural goods and services, cultural heritage, private cultural infrastructure, cultural capital, allocated budget to the cultural consumption and Romanian population’s preferences in terms of leisure.
Table. People who participated in or attended a certain cultural activity during the last 12 months in Romania (in % of the population, over 3 available years)
| Activities heavily subsidised by the state | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Theatre | 29% | 33% | 10% | 33% |
| Opera performances | 8% | 8% | 3% | 11% |
| Zarzuela | – | – | – |
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| Dance | – | – | – |
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| Concerts of classic music | 10% | 8% | 5% | 13% |
| Libraries | 17% | 18% | 10% | 24% |
| Museums | 36% | 38% | 13% | 38% |
| Monuments | – | – | 29% | 48% |
| Cultural centres | – | – | – |
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| Activities without large public subsidies | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Cinema | 33% | 27% | 22% | 39% |
| To read books not related to the profession or studies |
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| In paper format (Usually use) | 62% | 54% | 57% | 65% |
| In digital format (Usually use) |
| – | – |
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| Directly on the Internet (Usually use) |
| – | 42% |
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| To listen to music (Usually listen) | 83% | 74% | 75% | 81% |
| In a computer or directly on the Internet | 44% | 40% | 38% |
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| To read periodic publications (Usually read) | 66% | 60% | 58% | 65% |
| Directly on the Internet | 37% | 16% | 19% |
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| To watch videos (Usually watch) | – | – | – |
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| Directly on the Internet | 33% | 31% |
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| To watch television (Usually watch) | 90% | 99% | 93% | 97% |
| Directly on the Internet | 56.4% | 58% | 72% |
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| To listen to the radio (Usually watch) | 52% | 77% | 74% | 88% |
| Directly on the Internet | – | – | – |
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| To play videogames (Usually play) | 22% | 25% | 28% | 47% |
| To use computer for entertainment or leisure (Usually use) | – | – | – |
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| Internet for entertainment or leisure (Usually use) | – | – | – |
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Source: Cultural Consumption Barometer 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Although the forms of cultural consumption within the non-public space still have the highest level of frequency, for certain cultural consumption practices within the public space we recorded a slight increase of the frequency in the last two years: watching films in movie theatres and participation in music or entertainment shows. Visiting museums or libraries has remained at the same level in the last two years, while the participation in theatre performances has been decreasing.
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