YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

284 measures for preventing epidemics, which could have contributed to the results. 4 Even slightly less frequently young people visited cultural sites. Unfortunately, due to lack of information from previous years, longitudi- nal comparison of this variable was not possible. However, we can as- sume that this is a continuation of some previous trend, since also the latest research of cultural participation of young people in the European Union shows that visiting cultural sites is less popular that visiting cul- tural events, both in Slovenia as well as in the European Union in general (European Commission, 2015). Figure 8.2: Frequency of young people’s cultural participation by specific activities, 2000, 2010 and 2020. 0.5 1.0 2.5 3.0 1.5 2.0 3.5 2020 2010 2000 Writing (diary, poems, letters) 2.3 1.5 1.8 Visiting cultural sites (museums, galleries, cities, churches) 2.1 Going to the cinema, theatre, concerts 2.9 2.5 2.3 Engaging with music (playing, singing), dancing, theatre, art, etc. 2.9 2.4 2.7 Reading 3.1 3.2 0 Sources: Mladina 2000, Mladina 2010, Mladina 2020. Note: Only the available data in specific time periods are shown. In general, most cultural and arts activities are less popular than some oth- er leisure time activities. On a 6-point scale (1 – never; 6 – every day) young people generally participate in cultural or arts activities between “less than once a month” (e.g. writing) and “1-3 times a month” to “1-3 times a week” (e.g. reading). Especially engagement in sport activities (M=3.93; SD= 1.45)