Consumo cultural e tecnologias de informação e comunicação no Brasil : um estudo a partir da TIC domicílios

Abstract

The present work aimed to advance the investigation about cultural consumption carried out through the Communication and Information Technologies (ICT) of the Brazilian population, based on the ICT Household survey, carried out by the Regional Center for Studies for the Development of the Information Society (CETIC). The methodology used was logistic regression (logit) with the purpose of estimating the probabilities of carrying out cultural habits associated with the socioeconomic characteristics of individuals. Among the main results, we highlight the strong positive association for age groups to have a greater probability of carrying out cultural activities via ICTs, as well as the strong association related to the individual's social class - the higher the higher the probability of realization, especially in habits paid. Other particularities should also be highlighted, such as a strong negative association for audiovisual consumption through cell phones, as well as a negative association for women in practices related to games. It was found, therefore, that technological advances and the expansion of ICTs are important for the enjoyment of cultural goods and services, however, cultural practices still incur certain problems related to socioeconomic factors that precede access as well as those that can affect after access such as digital literacy, devices used and connection quality.