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Table 1 Input and outcome indicators of cultural welfare

From: Indicators for local policies of cultural welfare: content, dimensions, and quality criteria

Purpose

Input

Outcome

Assessment of level of well-being and health associated with different levels of cultural vivacity of individuals and groups, inequalities in terms of opportunity and any impediments to access goods and services related to the arts and culture

(OBJECTIVE INDICATOR, supply). Range of public cultural and artistic venues (museums, libraries, theatres, cinemas, concert halls, galleries, etc.) by city district or neighborhood, every 100,000 residents

(SUBJECTIVE INDICATOR, demand/impact). Average number of hours per week spent engaging in cultural and artistic activities, including informal—singing, dancing, painting, playing music, listening to music, reading books, visiting museums or galleries, watching theatre performances, etc.—perceived as pleasant and mood-lifting, by city residents by district or neighborhood, gender, and age

(OBJECTIVE INDICATOR, supply). Total amount of integrated artistic and cultural offer (e.g.net hours; net performance units, etc.), per year and territorial area

(SUBJECTIVE INDICATOR, demand/impact). Overall satisfaction with life of people with varying types and levels of cultural and artistic activity: percentage by age, gender, territory

Identifying, monitoring, and evaluating the impact that practiced and experienced cultural activities may have on both individuals and groups

(OBJECTIVE INDICATOR, supply). Percentage of local hospitals that have commissioned artistic decorations of their wards in the last year

(SUBJECTIVE INDICATOR, impact). Percentage of patients in local hospitals who found that decorated wards had a positive effect on their mood

(OBJECTIVE INDICATOR, supply). Percentage of local museums that have promoted cultural welfare projects in the last year by beneficiary type, number, and duration

(SUBJECTIVE INDICATOR, impact). Percentage of participants in projects of cultural welfare promoted by local museums in the last year who report benefits by beneficiary type, age, gender, and type of benefit