Cultural behavior was stable in Switzerland
More than seven out of ten people visited monuments, concerts or museums in 2019, while two thirds of the population had their own artistic activities as a hobby. These are the key findings of the latest survey by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on cultural behavior in Switzerland.
Despite the digital upheaval in music media and e-books, there has also been great stability in private music listening and book reading, writes the Federal Office. In contrast, the number of festival visits increased by almost 10 percentage points in 2019 compared to 2014.
In the area of music, concerts with pop or rock music were the most popular in 2019 (29%), followed by classical concerts and opera (25%) and concerts with Swiss folk music or brass band music (21%).
As in 2014, around 96% of the population listened to music privately. In terms of sound storage media, the decline in the use of CDs/DVDs is striking: it fell from 74% in 2014 to 53% in 2019. The trend for MP3 devices is also in sharp decline, falling from 41% to 23%. Most people still listened to music on the radio or TV in 2019 (89%), while 64% listened to music on their cell phone (2014: 45%, +19 percentage points) and 54% on a computer.
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