Amateur artistic creativity in community cultural centers

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AMATEUR ARTISTIC CREATIVITY IN 2017

(Number)
Kind of amateur artistic creativity	Study circles, groups, formations			Participants			Appearance
Kind of amateur artistic creativity	Total	In urban areas	In rural areas	Total	In urban areas	In rural areas	Total	In urban areas	In rural areas
Music and singing	4 607	1 629	2 978	49 769	19 260	30 509	37 118	15 405	21 713
orchestras	263	162	101	2 358	1 735	623	3 810	2 711	1 099
instrumental formations	146	94	52	973	687	286	1 135	547	588
vocal-instrumental formations	247	146	101	2 475	1 428	1 047	2 091	1 176	915
authentic folklore singing	2 778	619	2 159	30 816	7 720	23 096	22 411	6 064	16 347
pop/rock/jazz singing	159	140	19	1 473	1 351	122	1 508	1 417	91
groups for old urban songs	442	186	256	4 520	1 971	2 549	2 741	1 645	1 096
opera singing	14	13	1	154	144	10	54	39	15
other music and singing creativity	558	269	289	7 000	4 224	2 776	3 368	1 806	1 562
Dance art	3 178	1 353	1 825	56 640	31 361	25 279	20 807	10 143	10 664
authentic folklore dances	2 386	925	1 461	44 593	23 304	21 289	16 129	7 058	9 071
dancesport	108	65	43	1 889	1 427	462	870	700	170
dance of other nations	111	51	60	1 308	665	643	628	317	311
ethnic group dances	178	51	127	2 083	730	1 353	821	337	484
ballet dancing	160	143	17	3 285	3 119	166	1 180	1 112	68
other dance art	235	118	117	3 482	2 116	1 366	1 179	619	560
Clubs and study circles	3 077	1 327	1 750	39 375	20 142	19 233	13 985	7 353	6 632
applied arts	454	177	277	5 659	2 292	3 367	2 197	927	1 270
fine art	404	200	204	4 785	2 826	1 959	1 696	1 079	617
historical	121	61	60	2 115	1 414	701	634	416	218
dramatic	548	285	263	6 241	3 657	2 584	2 507	1 472	1 035
other clubs and study circles	1 550	604	946	20 575	9 953	10 622	6 951	3 459	3 492
Sport groups	231	147	84	3 722	2 746	976	836	641	195
Other study circles, groups and formations	898	271	627	17 108	6 062	11 046	3 504	1 473	2 031

21.05.2018

Methodology

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

COMMUNITY CLUBS - revenue and expenditure of community clubs, amateur artistic creativity, cultural and creative activities, members and staff
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	'Education and Culture Statistics' Department
Contact name	Anzhelina Aleksieva
Contact person function	Junior Expert
Contact mail address	2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact email address	[email protected]
Contact phone number	+ 359 2 9857 519
Contact fax number
Metadata update
Metadata last certified	21 May 2018
Metadata last posted	21 May 2018
Metadata last update	21 May 2018
Statistical presentation
Data description	The data refers to the number of chitalishta (also called community clubs, community cultural centers or cultural centers). In the survey are included indicators for the revenue and expenditure of chitalishta; courses - language, music, dance, etc.; amateur artistic creativity - type groups and schools, cultural and creative activities - organized celebration of important dates, discussions of books, organized museum collections and other, members, staff and material supplies.
Classification system	· Staff category; · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).
Sector coverage	Survey covers the activity of all registered community cultural centers according to the People’s Chitalishte Act.
Statistical concepts and definitions	Community cultural centers are traditional self-managed Bulgarian culture-educational organizations in the settlements which perform and public cultural and educational tasks.
Statistical unit	Community cultural center.
Statistical population	Community cultural centers, opened according to the People's Chitalishte act.
Reference area	Republic of Bulgaria.
Time coverage	In electronic format - 2005, 2007, 2012, 2017.
Base period	Not applicable.
Unit of measure
Number, Percent
Reference period
Once in every five years.
Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements	· People's Chitalishte Act; · Law on Statistics.
Data sharing	There is an agreement to exchange data with Ministry of Culture.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	· Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
Confidentiality - data treatment	Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law.
Release policy
Release calendar	The date for publication of statistical information is listed in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.
Release calendar access	The calendar is available on the NSI website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480
User access	Data is published on the NSI website, section Culture in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers.
Frequency of dissemination
Once in every five years.
Accessibility and clarity
News release	Regular press releases, related to the data
Publications	· Statistical Yearbook; · Statistical Reference Book; · 'Bulgaria' (brochure); · Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria.
On-line database	Data on community cultural centers are available to all users on the NSI website under the heading Culture - Community clubs (https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4537), and also on Information System ‘Infostat’ (https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=213).
Micro-data access	Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes.
Other	Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI.
Documentation on methodology	Survey Methodology: https://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_9_Methodology_en.pdf
Quality documentation	Quality documents are under preparation.
Quality management
Quality assurance	Not applicable.
Quality assessment	Not applicable.
Relevance
User needs	The main users of statistical information by the survey of the community cultural centers activity are: Ministry of Culture; End users - including the media - interested is the community cultural centers activity in the Republic of Bulgaria.
User satisfaction	Not applicable.
Completeness	High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology.
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The survey is exhaustive. There have been several preliminary estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when it is possible.
Sampling error	Not applicable.
Non-sampling error	Not applicable.
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	The most recent survey Survey year: 2017 Fieldwork: February - March 2018 Processing: March - May 2018 Data dissemination: May 2018
Punctuality	The terms of the previous position are strictly observed.
Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical	Not applicable.
Comparability - over time	The data are comparable.
Coherence - cross domain	Not applicable.
Coherence - internal	Not applicable.
Cost and burden
The average length for filling the statistical report by the respondents is about 35 minutes.
Data revision
Data revision - policy	Not applicable (preliminary data not published).
Data revision - practice	Not applicable (preliminary data not published).
Statistical processing
Source data	Community cultural centers.
Frequency of data collection	Once in every five years.
Data collection	The study was conducted in two stages. First stage (1- 16 February 2018) - filling in the data by the respondents in the online survey application; Second Stage (19 February - 9 March 2018) - a paper form was provided for the respondents who did not submit data through the online survey application.
Data validation	The application for data entry was designed with additional controls and filters, which assured the consistency between different elements of provided information. After the field work were conducted additional logical checks by the experts in the RSOs and in NSI.
Data compilation	Data processing is performed with statistical software SPSS.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
Comment

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ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)

COMMUNITY CLUBS - revenue and expenditure of community clubs, amateur artistic creativity, cultural and creative activities, members and staff
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	'Education and Culture Statistics' Department
Contact name	Anzhelina Aleksieva
Contact person function	Junior Expert
Contact mail address	2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact email address	[email protected]
Contact phone number	+ 359 2 9857 519
Contact fax number
Statistical presentation
Data description	The data refers to the number of chitalishta (also called community clubs, community cultural centers or cultural centers). In the survey are included indicators for the revenue and expenditure of chitalishta; courses - language, music, dance, etc.; amateur artistic creativity - type groups and schools, cultural and creative activities - organized celebration of important dates, discussions of books, organized museum collections and other, members, staff and material supplies.
Classification system	· Staff category; · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).
Sector coverage	Survey covers the activity of all registered community cultural centers according to the People’s Chitalishte Act.
Statistical concepts and definitions	Community cultural centers are traditional self-managed Bulgarian culture-educational organizations in the settlements which perform and public cultural and educational tasks.
Statistical unit	Community cultural center.
Statistical population	Community cultural centers, opened according to the People's Chitalishte act.
Reference area	Republic of Bulgaria.
Time coverage	In electronic format - 2005, 2007, 2012, 2017.
Base period	Not applicable.
Statistical processing
Source data	Community cultural centers.
Frequency of data collection	Once in every five years.
Data collection	The study was conducted in two stages. First stage (1- 16 February 2018) - filling in the data by the respondents in the online survey application; Second Stage (19 February - 9 March 2018) - a paper form was provided for the respondents who did not submit data through the online survey application.
Data validation	The application for data entry was designed with additional controls and filters, which assured the consistency between different elements of provided information. After the field work were conducted additional logical checks by the experts in the RSOs and in NSI.
Data compilation	Data processing is performed with statistical software SPSS.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
Quality management
Quality assurance	Not applicable.
Quality assessment	Not applicable.
Relevance
User needs	The main users of statistical information by the survey of the community cultural centers activity are: Ministry of Culture; End users - including the media - interested is the community cultural centers activity in the Republic of Bulgaria.
User satisfaction	Not applicable.
Completeness	High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology.
Data completeness - rate	Not applicable (census).
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The survey is exhaustive. There have been several preliminary estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when it is possible.
Sampling error	Not applicable.
Sampling errors - indicators	Not applicable (census).
Non-sampling error	Not applicable.
Coverage error	Not applicable (census).
Over-coverage - rate	Not applicable (census).
Common units - proportion	Not applicable (census).
Measurement error	Not applicable (census).
Non response error	Not applicable (census).
Unit non-response - rate	Not applicable (census).
Item non-response - rate	Not applicable (census).
Processing error	Not applicable (census).
Imputation - rate	Not applicable (no imputations).
Model assumption error	Not applicable (census).
Seasonal adjustment	Not applicable (no seasonal adjustments).
Data revision - policy	Not applicable (preliminary data not published).
Data revision - practice	Not applicable (preliminary data not published).
Data revision - average size	Not applicable (only final data is published).
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	The most recent survey Survey year: 2017 Fieldwork: February - March 2018 Processing: March - May 2018 Data dissemination: May 2018
Time lag - first results	18 weeks
Time lag - final results	Not applicable (only final results published).
Punctuality	The terms of the previous position are strictly observed.
Punctuality - delivery and publication	Not applicable (data published on exact date).
Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical	Not applicable.
Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient	Not applicable (no flows).
Comparability - over time	The data are comparable.
Length of comparable time series	4 years.
Coherence - cross domain	Not applicable.
Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics	Not applicable (annual survey).
Coherence - National Accounts	Not applicable.
Coherence - internal	Not applicable.
Accessibility and clarity
News release	Regular press releases, related to the data
Publications	· Statistical Yearbook; · Statistical Reference Book; · 'Bulgaria' (brochure); · Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria.
On-line database	Data on community cultural centers are available to all users on the NSI website under the heading Culture - Community clubs (https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4537), and also on Information System ‘Infostat’ (https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=213).
Data tables - consultations	Not available.
Micro-data access	Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes.
Other	Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI.
Metadata - consultations	Not available.
Documentation on methodology	Survey Methodology: https://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_9_Methodology_en.pdf
Metadata completeness – rate	100%.
Quality documentation	Quality documents are under preparation.
Cost and burden
The average length for filling the statistical report by the respondents is about 35 minutes.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	· Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
Confidentiality – data treatment	Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law.
Comment

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Monday, 27 August 2012 - 17:19

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in English.

The Statistical Reference Book represents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2007 - 2011 period.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, ...

Statistical Reference Book 2012 (Bulgarian version)

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 - 17:01

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - ind...

Statistical Yearbook 2011

Friday, 22 June 2012 - 10:53

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 79^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2005 - 2010 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According ...

Book-publishing and Press 2010

Monday, 3 October 2011 - 16:10

The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication Book-publishing and Press 2010.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2010. The data for books and pamphlets are for the first nine months of 2010. Data for other three months of 2010 will be included in the survey in 2011.

Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins ...

Statistical Reference Book 2011

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 - 17:30

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2011 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments...

Statistical Yearbook 2010

Monday, 20 June 2011 - 14:41

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 78^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2004 - 2009 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to th...

Statistical Yearbook 2009

Thursday, 30 December 2010 - 14:00

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 77th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format. The issue is published in 2010, which marks 130 years since the establishment of a statistical institution in Bulgaria and 100 years since publishing of the first ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Bulgarian Kingdom’ in 1910.

This issue has new design and layout. It provides current statistical information about the de...

Statistical Reference Book 2010

Friday, 1 October 2010 - 15:09

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2010 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments...

Book-publishing and Press 2009

Wednesday, 1 September 2010 - 17:03

The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication Book-publishing and Press 2009.

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication “Book publishing and Press”.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2009. Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and...

Statistical Reference Book 2009

Friday, 4 December 2009 - 00:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2009 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The issue is with a new design and enrich contents. For the first time are included methodological and analytic notes towards all chapters. The information is illustrated with a rich graphic materials.

The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural ...

Book Publishing and Press 2008

Thursday, 8 October 2009 - 11:02

The National Statistical Institute presents to the users of statistical information annual electronic (on CD-ROM) publication Book-publishing and Press 2008.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2008. Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins for the 1960 - 2008 period, are also included. In the publication are also included methological notes and brief analysis.

Dat...

Statistical Yearbook 2008

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 - 11:03

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 76th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008. It provides topical statistical information on the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2002 - 2007 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National Statistical System, which co...

Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008

Friday, 27 June 2008 - 16:08

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information one of its main publications - Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross dom...