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Looking into the Profile of Music Audiences

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  • Victor Fernandez-Blanco

    (Departamento de Economia, Facultad de Economia y Empresa, Universidad de Oviedo)

  • Maria Jose Perez-Villadoniga

    (Departamento de Economia, Facultad de Economia y Empresa, Universidad de Oviedo)

  • Juan Prieto-Rodriguez

    (Departamento de Economia, Facultad de Economia y Empresa, Universidad de Oviedo)

Abstract

The main aims of this chapter are to identify different groups of music consumers and to analyse the relation between the observed diversity of musical consumption and the socio-economic characteristics of the audiences. This information is essential for producers’ and cultural practitioners’ as well as for public agencies for the purpose of encouraging cultural consumption and the promotion of certain types of music. Using cluster analysis with the 2011 Survey on Spanish Habits and Cultural Practices (SHCP-2011), we have identified 12 distinct clusters of music listeners and obtained a detailed classification of music consumers. As expected, education and age are the main determinants of music consumption. Hence, education and childhood exposure to music could prove to be important instruments for improving music demand especially if they are focused on personal enjoyment and satisfaction rather than on the more formal aspects of music.

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  • Victor Fernandez-Blanco & Maria Jose Perez-Villadoniga & Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, 2016. "Looking into the Profile of Music Audiences," ACEI Working Paper Series AWP-08-2016, Association for Cultural Economics International, revised Jul 2016.
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    Keywords

    music demand; consumers’ profile; cluster analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media
    • Z11 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economics of the Arts and Literature

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