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Background
This report is part of a Cultural Statistics Programme operated jointly by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Statistics New Zealand. The programme aims to provide useful statistical information on the cultural sector in New Zealand, and is intended to inform the wider community and business sectors about cultural consumption of New Zealanders, as well as assisting researchers and policy analysts involved with the cultural sector
The survey defined a ‘household’ as a group of people who shared a private dwelling and normally spent four or more nights a week in the household. The survey was carried out over the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. The sample comprised 2,854 private households from rural and urban areas throughout New Zealand. Information was gathered for each member of a sampled household that fell within the scope of the survey.
Overview of Household Spending on Culture
In recent years, spending on cultural goods and services by New Zealand households has increased at a higher rate than net total household spending. Between the years ended June 2001 and 2004, household spending on cultural goods and services increased by 8.6 percent per annum, while the net total expenditure on all goods and services increased by only 6.6 percent per annum.