CIS - Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas

• According to the CIS survey on 'Culture and Lifestyles,' 66.9% of respondents consider the cultural offering in Spain to be "very good or good."
• 22.2% of respondents say they do not access culture or cultural activities because the price is too high.
• 33.2% of Spaniards say they read "every day or almost every day"

This month, the CIS conducted a survey on culture and lifestyles, asking about free time, leisure preferences, and reading.

83.1% of those surveyed say they feel "very or fairly satisfied" with their lives, while only 10.8% feel "somewhat or not at all" satisfied. The most important factors in the lives of Spaniards are: having culture for 97.5%, economic security for 95.7%, and 90.1% consider fulfillment at work "very or fairly important," among other factors.

Regarding free time, 65.7% of respondents say they are "very or fairly satisfied" with the time they have available, while 32.9% say they are "somewhat or not at all satisfied."

Regarding preferences, 86.7% say they are "very or quite interested in music," 81.6% prefer cultural heritage, and 78.8% say they are interested in reading.

66.9% of respondents consider the cultural offering in Spain to be "very good or good," 26% say it's average, and 4.8% say it's "bad or very bad."

For 31.7% of Spaniards, going to a contemporary music concert is both a cultural and leisure activity; only 9.4% say it's cultural, not leisure. However, when asked about a classical music concert, 44.6% say it's both cultural and leisure, and 38.8% say it's purely cultural.

Cultural themes

88.2% agree "strongly or somewhat" with the interest in learning about the customs, culture, and arts of other countries. 48.8% are more interested in Spanish music than foreign music in general, compared to 50.1% who prefer foreign music.

34.8% strongly or somewhat agree that modern painting is a joke and could often be done by a child. 63.3% disagree.

53.5% strongly or strongly disagree with the statement that artistic works (books, films, etc.) should be reviewed if they are offensive to certain groups.

91.4% of Spaniards say that culture is "very or quite" important in their lives.

Last 12 months

53.6% of Spaniards admit to having watched a series more than five times in recent months, a similar figure to those who say they have watched or listened to a cultural program more than five times (on television, radio, or podcasts), at 52.6%.

Regarding dance performances, 41.8% say they have seen at least one in the last year. While those who say they have been to the theater at least once reach 52.7%.

Access to leisure

22.2% of respondents say they don't access culture or cultural activities because the price is too high, 18.7% say it's due to a lack of time, and 16.8% say they don't participate in cultural activities due to a lack of information.

Reading

33.2% of Spaniards say they read "every day or almost every day," 22.2% say they read "once or twice a week," 16.4% "sometimes a month," and 6.9% "sometimes a quarter."

Of those who say they don't read, 44.1% say they "prefer to spend their time on other activities," 35.1% say they don't read "because they don't like it," 33.7% say they don't read "because they don't have time," and 22.8% say they don't read "because they're unhealthy."

Furthermore, 31.5% of Spaniards say they have read two to four books in the last year, and 18% say they have read five to eight books in the last 12 months.

Childhood and adolescence

When asked about their stage of puberty, 49.2% of respondents said they often read for leisure or fun, and 48.5% said they also frequently went to the movies.

Regarding what their parents did, 32.7% of mothers read for leisure or fun, being the activity they practiced most frequently, and 25.7% of fathers read most frequently for leisure or fun.

Extracurricular activities

Of the children of those surveyed, 87.2% participate in sports activities, 47.4% in artistic or cultural activities, and 46.5% study languages.

The data collected in the culture and lifestyle survey was conducted from September 20 to 27 with a sample of 3,701 interviews.

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