8.1 General context
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Main trends in young people's creativity and cultural participation
A survey from 2021 of young people’s (age 16–34) cultural habits in the last 3 months from Statistics Denmark showed the following:
Cultural activity in % |
Male 16-24 years |
Female 16-24 years |
Male 25-34 years |
Female 25-34 years |
|
Have seen movies or series |
99 |
99 |
97 |
98 |
|
Have been to the cinema |
29 |
29 |
28 |
26 |
|
Have listened to music |
99 |
99 |
98 |
99 |
|
Have been to a rhythmic or classical music concert |
24 |
27 |
23 |
22 |
|
Have sought contemporary art |
41 |
61 |
40 |
50 |
|
Have read or listened to fiction books |
52 |
73 |
56 |
74 |
|
Have read or listened to non-fiction books |
61 |
73 |
62 |
72 |
|
Have played digital games |
92 |
73 |
77 |
54 |
|
Have (physically) been to a library |
29 |
45 |
30 |
44 |
|
Have used digital services of a library |
30 |
48 |
28 |
43 |
|
Have had physical exercise |
90 |
93 |
85 |
88 |
|
Have attended or listened to a sports event |
75 |
74 |
72 |
66 |
|
Have attended a sports event as a spectator |
34 |
26 |
28 |
16 |
|
Have done voluntary work |
30 |
26 |
31 |
25 |
|
Have participated in leisurely activities |
30 |
37 |
30 |
29 |
|
Have visited a museum or similar |
23 |
36 |
24 |
29 |
|
Have attended stage art at the theatre, opera, theatre festival, or in a public space |
13 |
23 |
20 |
25 |
|
Source: Statistics Denmark, third quarter of 2021. Use of cultural activities within the last 3 months. Please note that many cultural institutions were closed down during the first half of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This influences the number of participants in the table above.
Main concepts
There are no main concepts related to young people's creativity and cultural participation.