Non-public Cultural Consumption

Section: 2017 Cultural Consumption Barometer

Non-public Cultural Consumption

Radio use – general distributions in the national sample

[In the last 12 months, how often…?]

  • Never
  • More rarely
  • Several times a year
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily

Have you used the radio to listen to music

  • 20%
  • 11%
  • 3%
  • 3%
  • 15%
  • 48%

Have you used the radio to listen to the news

  • 23%
  • 10%
  • 2%
  • 4%
  • 14%
  • 47%

Have you used the radio to listen to cultural programmes

  • 35%
  • 22%
  • 7%
  • 4%
  • 13%
  • 19%

Radio use – general distributions in the Bucharest sample

[In the last 12 months, how often…?]

  • Never
  • More rarely
  • Several times a year
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily

Have you used the radio to listen to music

  • 14%
  • 8%
  • 6%
  • 6%
  • 19%
  • 46%

Have you used the radio to listen to the news

  • 17%
  • 9%
  • 7%
  • 7%
  • 17%
  • 43%

Have you used the radio to listen to cultural programmes

  • 28%
  • 12%
  • 8%
  • 6%
  • 20%
  • 26%

TV use – general distributions in the national sample

[In the last 12 months, how often…?]

  • Never
  • More rarely
  • Several times a year
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily

Have you watched TV for the news

  • 4%
  • 7%
  • 1%
  • 3%
  • 15%
  • 69%

Have you watched TV to see entertainment shows

  • 6%
  • 9%
  • 6%
  • 9%
  • 35%
  • 35%

Have you watched TV to see movies or movie series

  • 7%
  • 8%
  • 3%
  • 7%
  • 28%
  • 46%

Have you watched TV to see cultural shows

  • 15%
  • 26%
  • 10%
  • 8%
  • 21%
  • 21%

TV use – general distributions in the Bucharest sample

[In the last 12 months, how often…?]

  • Never
  • More rarely
  • Several times a year
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily

Have you watched TV for the news

  • 5%
  • 4%
  • 5%
  • 8%
  • 15%
  • 64%

Have you watched TV to see entertainment shows

  • 5%
  • 6%
  • 4%
  • 6%
  • 23%
  • 56%

Have you watched TV to see movies or movie series

  • 5%
  • 4%
  • 5%
  • 10%
  • 32%
  • 43%

Have you watched TV to see cultural shows

  • 12%
  • 14%
  • 9%
  • 11%
  • 21%
  • 34%

Reading activities – general distributions in the national sample

[In the last 12 months, how often…?]

  • Never
  • More rarely
  • Several times a year
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily

Have you read magazines in paper format

  • 43%
  • 30%
  • 10%
  • 10%
  • 6%
  • 2%

Have you read books (in general)

  • 42%
  • 27%
  • 10%
  • 9%
  • 7%
  • 4%

Have you read newspapers in paper format

  • 41%
  • 25%
  • 9%
  • 9%
  • 11%
  • 6%

Reading activities – general distributions in the Bucharest sample

[In the last 12 months, how often…?]

  • Never
  • More rarely
  • Several times a year
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily

Have you read magazines in paper format

  • 19%
  • 27%
  • 17%
  • 16%
  • 12%
  • 9%

Have you read books (in general)

  • 29%
  • 29%
  • 14%
  • 13%
  • 11%
  • 3%

Have you read newspapers in paper format

  • 32%
  • 29%
  • 10%
  • 7%
  • 13%
  • 9%

Other activities of non-public cultural consumption – general distributions in the national sample

[In the last 12 months, how often…?]

  • Never
  • More rarely
  • Several times a year
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily

Have you listened to music in general (on the computer, radio etc.)

  • 25%
  • 11%
  • 2%
  • 5%
  • 14%
  • 43%

Have you watched movies on DVD / Blu-ray

  • 71%
  • 14%
  • 5%
  • 5%
  • 4%
  • 1%

Have you played games on the computer / laptop or console

  • 73%
  • 9%
  • 3%
  • 4%
  • 7%
  • 5%

Other activities of non-public cultural consumption – general distributions in the Bucharest sample

[In the last 12 months, how often…?]

  • Never
  • More rarely
  • Several times a year
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily

Have you listened to music in general (on the computer, radio etc.)

  • 13%
  • 11%
  • 6%
  • 4%
  • 21%
  • 44%

Have you played games on the computer / laptop or console

  • 52%
  • 12%
  • 11%
  • 6%
  • 12%
  • 7%

Have you watched movies on DVD / Blu-ray

  • 53%
  • 22%
  • 10%
  • 7%
  • 7%
  • 2%

General distributions for music genres consumption – national sample

[In the last 12 months, how often have you listened to the following music genres…?]

  • Never
  • Very rarely
  • Rarely
  • Neither rarely, nor often
  • Often
  • Very often

Traditional folk and ethno

  • 13%
  • 11%
  • 13%
  • 15%
  • 31%
  • 17%

Romanian pop

  • 28%
  • 10%
  • 16%
  • 15%
  • 23%
  • 7%

Foreign pop

  • 42%
  • 12%
  • 14%
  • 12%
  • 15%
  • 4%

Manele

  • 44%
  • 16%
  • 13%
  • 11%
  • 11%
  • 6%

Religious

  • 44%
  • 15%
  • 17%
  • 13%
  • 7%
  • 4%

Blues

  • 52%
  • 15%
  • 14%
  • 9%
  • 9%
  • 1%

Latino

  • 56%
  • 14%
  • 13%
  • 9%
  • 7%
  • 1%

Hip-hop / rap

  • 59%
  • 12%
  • 11%
  • 8%
  • 8%
  • 2%

Ambiental

  • 65%
  • 13%
  • 11%
  • 6%
  • 4%

Symphonic / classical

  • 69%
  • 12%
  • 10%
  • 5%
  • 3%
  • 1%

Jazz

  • 69%
  • 11%
  • 12%
  • 6%
  • 3%

Rock

  • 69%
  • 11%
  • 9%
  • 6%
  • 3%
  • 3%

Country

  • 70%
  • 13%
  • 10%
  • 5%
  • 2%

Electronic

  • 73%
  • 10%
  • 8%
  • 6%
  • 3%
  • 1%

Opera / operetta

  • 73%
  • 13%
  • 8%
  • 4%
  • 1%
  • 1%

Contemporary classical

  • 75%
  • 12%
  • 7%
  • 3%
  • 2%

Indie (independent artists)

  • 77%
  • 10%
  • 6%
  • 4%
  • 3%
  • 1%

Experimental

  • 82%
  • 10%
  • 5%
  • 2%
  • 1%

Heavy metal and hard rock

  • 85%
  • 7%
  • 4%
  • 2%
  • 1%
  • 1%

Baroque

  • 89%
  • 6%
  • 3%
  • 2%
  • 1%

General distributions for music genres consumption – Bucharest sample

[In the last 12 months, how often have you listened to the following music genres…?]

  • Never
  • Very rarely
  • Rarely
  • Neither rarely, nor often
  • Often
  • Very often

Romanian pop

  • 11%
  • 6%
  • 13%
  • 29%
  • 29%
  • 11%

Traditional folk and ethno

  • 17%
  • 19%
  • 14%
  • 21%
  • 22%
  • 7%

Foreign pop

  • 19%
  • 10%
  • 14%
  • 26%
  • 25%
  • 7%

Latino

  • 32%
  • 19%
  • 18%
  • 19%
  • 9%
  • 2%

Hip-hop \ rap

  • 37%
  • 9%
  • 11%
  • 25%
  • 13%
  • 5%

Blues

  • 37%
  • 14%
  • 13%
  • 20%
  • 13%
  • 4%

Jazz

  • 44%
  • 15%
  • 12%
  • 18%
  • 8%
  • 2%

Symphonic / classical

  • 44%
  • 15%
  • 14%
  • 18%
  • 8%
  • 2%

Ambiental

  • 46%
  • 13%
  • 14%
  • 15%
  • 10%
  • 2%

Country

  • 47%
  • 20%
  • 11%
  • 14%
  • 6%
  • 2%

Religious

  • 47%
  • 16%
  • 11%
  • 13%
  • 10%
  • 4%

Electronic

  • 49%
  • 15%
  • 10%
  • 15%
  • 8%
  • 2%

Opera / operetta

  • 50%
  • 18%
  • 9%
  • 17%
  • 6%
  • 1%

Manele

  • 50%
  • 14%
  • 10%
  • 14%
  • 8%
  • 4%

Contemporary classical

  • 51%
  • 14%
  • 13%
  • 15%
  • 7%
  • 1%

Rock

  • 54%
  • 7%
  • 10%
  • 13%
  • 10%
  • 6%

Indie (independent artists)

  • 56%
  • 13%
  • 11%
  • 13%
  • 5%
  • 2%

Heavy metal and hard rock

  • 66%
  • 9%
  • 7%
  • 10%
  • 5%
  • 2%

Experimental

  • 66%
  • 9%
  • 7%
  • 12%
  • 5%
  • 1%

Baroque

  • 75%
  • 5%
  • 7%
  • 10%
  • 3%

Top five most popular music genres – national sample

% who mentioned Often or Very often

  • Traditional folk and ethno
  • Romanian pop
  • Foreign pop
  • Manele
  • Religious
  • 48%
  • 30%
  • 19%
  • 17%
  • 11%

Music genre


Top five most popular music genres – Bucharest sample

[In the last 12 months, how often have you listened to the following music genres…?]

% who mentioned Often or Very often

  • Romanian pop
  • Foreign pop
  • Traditional folk and ethno
  • Hip-hop / rap
  • Blues
  • 40%
  • 32%
  • 29%
  • 19%
  • 16%

Music genre


Top five most unpopular music genres – national sample

[In the last 12 months, how often have you listened to the following music genres…?]

% who mentioned Never

  • Baroque
  • Heavy metal and hard rock
  • Experimental
  • Indie (independent artists)
  • Contemporary classical
  • 89%
  • 85%
  • 82%
  • 77%
  • 75%

Music genre


Top five most unpopular music genres – Bucharest sample

[In the last 12 months, how often have you listened to the following music genres…?]

% who mentioned Never

  • Baroque
  • Experimental
  • Heavy metal and hard rock
  • Indie (independent artists)
  • Rock
  • 75%
  • 66%
  • 66%
  • 56%
  • 54%

Music genre