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Around 75% of those interviewed stated that, if the fundamental conditions were met in terms of finances, health and availability, a good part of their free time would be dedicated to culture or even that culture would be the main focus of their free time.
While 75% of people say they are interested in culture, only 67% say that culture is part of their habits when asked in an abstract way.
Similar to previous editions of the Culture Barometer, we concluded that 100% of residents in Portugal consumed some type of culture in the last year, with a strong emphasis on practices that do not involve financial expenditure, such as listening to music on the radio or watching films on open television channels.
When we compare the profile of people who claim to have an interest and space for culture in their lives with the profile of those who claim to have neither, we come to the conclusion that the education level pyramid is inverted. The population with interest and space has 42% higher education and only 26% with initial education, while people with neither interest nor space have 24% higher education and 44% with initial education.
Those who feel unhappy more often tend to have less space for culture in their lives, with a difference of 10 percentage points compared to those who feel unhappy less often. The same type of difference is found in those who feel physically tired due to their work or study activities. The same pattern is found, although with smaller differences, in mental fatigue and lack of motivation.
Only 24% of respondents with monthly expenditures above €1500 said they did not have much time for culture in their lives, compared with 37% of respondents with expenditures up to €750. Last year, these percentages were 31% and 29%, respectively. There appears to be a small percentage of people with lower incomes who have less time for culture, while the percentage of those in the higher income bracket who regularly participate in cultural activities has increased.
The population living in Portugal is extraordinarily critical of the cultural offerings, with an average rating of 35 points on a scale between 0 and 100. The areas with the worst results are interesting theatre, dance or opera performances (31,5%) and spaces for developing one's own personal artistic activities. The Central Coast and the North Coast are the territories with the worst ratings.
Around 34% of the population say they do not remember any information about cultural activities in the last year or do not feel that there is information about cultural activities that interest them. It is worth noting that this number rises to 46% among young people aged between 15 and 24 and drops to 20% among people who report having monthly expenses above €1.500.
74% of people living in Portugal say they listen to music on the radio, while 72% watch films on open television channels. It is also worth noting that 98% of those interviewed have gone out for lunch or dinner at least once in the last year and 57% have been to a bar or nightclub.
75% of the population residing in Portugal believes that the State should invest more in culture, a percentage that remains stable compared to last year.
As in previous years, we can see that this percentage increases as the level of education increases.
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