AVO-Cultuur 2009: Arts Practice Survey in the Netherlands

A survey module on arts practice conducted in February and March 2009 as part of the Supplementary Facilities Use Research (AVO-cultuur 2009). The data was collected by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on behalf of the Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP) and follows up on a main 2007 survey. This module focuses on the practice of arts by the Dutch population.

Use Cases

• Modeling demographic factors influencing arts practice based on survey respondent data.
• Analyzing trends in amateur arts engagement following the 2007 baseline survey.
• Studying the relationship between cultural facility use and personal arts practice mentioned in the research context.

Strengths

• Data collected by a national statistical office (CBS) for an official planning agency (SCP).
• Part of a defined 4-yearly research cycle with a 2007 baseline for comparison.
• Specific temporal coverage for data collection: February and March 2009.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to a single survey period in 2009.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP).

Collection Method

Survey data collected as part of the Supplementary Facilities Use Research (AVO).

Time Range

Data collected in February and March 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:24:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Netherlands.