The statistic depicts the results of a survey concerned with the reasons why consumers did not attend arts or cultural events in 2012. 36.7 percent of respondents said that a major reason for not attending an arts event was that the entry fee was too much.
Was this a major, minor or not a reason at all for why you did not go to arts or cultural events?
Reason
Major reason
Minor reason
Not a reason
All the additional costs of going out, such as hiring a baby-sitter, eating at a restaurant, and parking.
37.1%
29.1%
32.6%
The entry fees cost too much.
36.7%
33.4%
26.5%
Because of traffic or other transportation problems, it's just too difficult to get from my home to the places where arts events are held.
35.7%
29.3%
34.5%
I don't have enough free time; I'm too busy.
34.4%
33.8%
30.8%
I prefer to do other things with my free time.
34.4%
32.4%
32.4%
I worry about safety when going out at night.
31.8%
32.6%
35%
I rarely hear about the events in time.
23.6%
37.4%
37.3%
I usually have no one to go with.
15%
36.5%
47.4%
I don't know enough to enjoy some of the arts events.
13.6%
35.6%
49.5%
I don't feel comfortable at many of the arts events.
10.2%
32.3%
55.8%
Many of the arts or cultural events in Houston are boring.
Households were sampled in the Harris County area (Texas); Respondents attended an arts event in the past year
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
* During the survey the question was posed as follows: "Please tell me if this is a major reason, a minor reason, or not a reason at all in your own decisions about whether or not to go out to arts or cultural events, such as museums, galleries, concerts, or theater performances:
... The entry fees cost too much.
... All the additional costs of going out, such as hiring a baby-sitter, eating at a restaurant, and parking.
etc."
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Kinder Institute for Urban Research. (September 30, 2012). Was this a major, minor or not a reason at all for why you did not go to arts or cultural events? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257118/reasons-for-not-attending-cultural-and-arts-events/
Kinder Institute for Urban Research. "Was this a major, minor or not a reason at all for why you did not go to arts or cultural events?." Chart. September 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257118/reasons-for-not-attending-cultural-and-arts-events/
Kinder Institute for Urban Research. (2012). Was this a major, minor or not a reason at all for why you did not go to arts or cultural events?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257118/reasons-for-not-attending-cultural-and-arts-events/
Kinder Institute for Urban Research. "Was This a Major, Minor or Not a Reason at All for Why You Did Not Go to Arts or Cultural Events?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257118/reasons-for-not-attending-cultural-and-arts-events/
Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Was this a major, minor or not a reason at all for why you did not go to arts or cultural events? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257118/reasons-for-not-attending-cultural-and-arts-events/ (last visited November 15, 2024)
Was this a major, minor or not a reason at all for why you did not go to arts or cultural events? [Graph], Kinder Institute for Urban Research, September 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257118/reasons-for-not-attending-cultural-and-arts-events/
