Based on Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey of 2010, an in-depth telephone survey of about 7,500 Canadians 15 years of age or older, this report examines the connections between cultural activities and eight social indicators. A key finding of the report is that participants in 18 cultural activities have significantly better results than non-participants for 101 out of 144 cross-tabulations with social indicators. Cultural participants have significantly worse results for only 10 of the cross-tabulations.
Detailed results for six arts and culture activities are highlighted in the report:
- Art gallery attendance has a statistically significant connection with six of the eight social indicators.
- Theatre attendance has a statistically significant connection with seven indicators.
- Classical music attendance has a statistically significant connection with six indicators.
- Pop music attendance has a statistically significant connection with seven indicators.
- Cultural festival attendance has a statistically significant connection with five indicators.
- Book reading has a statistically significant connection with five indicators.
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