Comparability
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It is possible to compare the survey for visitors to state museums and state recognized museums. For museums with other state subsidies and not state-subsidized museums, there may be a variation in e.g. the number of visits etc., which is due to composition effects, and it is not necessarily the same museums or the same number of museums that are included in the population or report to the statistics each year. For museums with other state subsidies and not subsidized museums, comparison with data before 2016 should also be taken with reservation as population formation changed in 2016. EGMUS The European Group on Museum Statistics publishes numbers of museums for most European countries. Many countries collect only information about state-sponsored museums.
Comparability - geographical
EGMUS The European Group on Museum Statistics have on their web site figures for the museums.
Comparability over time
The statistics are considered to be stable for the state and state-recognized museums. On the other hand, for museums with other state subsidies and not state-subsidized museums, there may be a variation in e.g. the number of visits etc., which is due to composition effects, and it is not necessarily the same museums or the same number of museums that are included in the population or report to the statistics each year. Therefore, comparisons over time for museums with other state subsidies and not subsidized museums should be made with caution.
For museums with other state subsidies and not subsidized museums, comparison with data before 2016 should also be taken with great reservation as population formation changed in 2016. EGMUS The European Group on Museum Statistics publishes numbers of museums for most European countries. Many countries collect only information about state-sponsored museums.
Coherence - cross domain
The cultural heritage survey asks for the Danes' cultural consumption, including mice and cultural heritage. Since the museum statistics are a business report and the cultural habit survey is personal statistics, reservations must be made if you want to compare the figures. In the Cultural habit study, museums are more broadly defined eg exhibitions, eg galleries etc. also. In relation to the period, the cultural heritage study is a quarterly statistics while the museum statistics are an annual report. The cultural heritage survey measures cultural consumption over the past three months. With the proviso, the two statistics can advantageously complement each other, as the cultural habit study can, for example, shed light on the population's level of activity and link it with background variables, thus giving the opportunity to give a picture of who and what characterizes a consumer of museums. Lack of use of museums can also be described by means of the cultural habit survey.
Coherence - internal
Not relevant for this statistics.