The Influence of Income on Cultural Activity Participation and Use of Cultural Facilities - Centered Around Visitors of Social Welfare Centers

Abstract

Received (February 9, 2016), Review Result (February 24, 2016) Accepted (March 3, 2016), Published (April 30, 2016) 136-823 Dept. Department of Regional and Welfare Administration Department, Dongbang Culture Graduate Univ., 28 Sungbok-Ro, Sungbokdong, Seoul, Korea, email: pullip@seoul.go.kr (Corresponding Author) 136-823 Dept. Department of Regional and Welfare Administration Department, Dongbang Culture Graduate Univ., 28 Sungbok-Ro, Sungbokdong, Seoul, Korea, email: chosj715@daum.net The Influence of Income on Cultural Activity Participation and Use of Cultural Facilities Centered Around Visitors of Social Welfare Centers– Copyright c 2016 HSST The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence that the income of visitors of social welfare centers has on cultural activity participation and use of cultural facilities. For this study, a survey was conducted on 400 male and female visitors of social welfare centers in Seoul from May 5 to November 5, 2014. The analysis was made using the SPSS program to conduct the frequency analysis, Caystrus conditioning test, one-way analysis of variance, Scheffes multiple range test, etc., and was verified with a significance level of 5%. The research results showed that, first, the characteristics of participation in cultural activities were relevant to a household’s monthly income. Second, the level of indirect cultural activity participation revealed to be low the lower the household’s monthly income. Third, the desire to use indirect cultural activity was low the lower the household’s monthly income. These results show that the level of participation in cultural activities varies depending on the level of household’s income, the lower the income, the lower the participation and desire. The implications of this study are expected to become basic data for the improvement of the level of participation in cultural activities and cultural facilities depending on a household’s monthly income.