Theatre

SND-ID: SND 0288

Description Data and documentation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Description

The purpose of this survey is to see how theatre habits interplay with different leisure-time activities and other media habits. To investigate this the audience of three performances of the play ´Nicholas Nickleby´ were asked to fill in a questionnaire handled over at the entrance. The questions dealt with paper reading; preferences of TV-programs; book reading habits; activities during the last 12 months; theatre visits during the last 12 months; theatres visited; theatrical form preferred. There were also a number of questions concerning the respondent´s background.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Audience of 'Nicholas Nickleby' at Göteborg municipal theatre

Time period(s) investigated

1990-12-07–1990-12-09

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

book use, television programmes, theatre attendance

Publications

Garberg, K., & Hellquist, M. (1991) Fritiden som livsstil : en studie av publiken på Nicholas Nickleby vid Göteborgs Stadsteater. Göteborg: Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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Dataset
Theatre

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lennart Weibull - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Data collection

  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1990-12-07–1990-12-09
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

71

Number of individuals/objects

1108

Published: 1992-01-01
Last updated: 2019-02-06