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Cultural Tourists Spend More <br />The 1,069 audience surrey respondents were asked to provide the ZIP code of their primary residence, enabling <br />researchers to determine which attendees were local residents (live within Lane County) and which were non- <br />residents (line outside mane County). 111 the-City of Eugene, resourchersmli mate: that 85.0 porecat ofthe 936,3301 <br />nonprofit arts attendees were residents, 15.0 percent were non- residents. <br />Noel- resident attendees spend an average of 192 percent more per person than local attendees ($38.92 vs. $13.33) <br />as ar result of their attendance to cultural events. As would be expected from a traveler, higher spend rig was <br />typically found in the categories of lodging, meals, and transportation. When a community attracts cultural <br />tourists, it harnesses significant economic rewards. <br />Event Related Spending by Arts find c Event Att endees To $1 million <br />Resideals <br />in the City of Hu gene (.UcIudIag the c(mt of event admission) <br />Event AItendees <br />ltcl'rc.sh.munWSnacks. During Event <br />All <br />S3W <br />city orEtrgene <br />Residents Non- Residents <br />Rvent Attendees <br />Tool AdendamG 795,5016 140,874 <br />936,331) <br />Percent of Attendees 85.0 percent 15.0 percent <br />100 percent <br />Average Dollars Spent Per attendee $13.33 $3tt.92 <br />$1 ?.18 <br />Direct Event- Related Eapandltures S10 $5,AR0,872 516,084,M <br />Nonprofit tarts and culture Event A tendees Spend an Average of 517. IS Per Person <br />in the city of Eugene (excluding the cast of event admission) <br />All <br />City of Eugene <br />Total Per Person Spending $13.33 $ 8.42 $17.18 <br />Arts & Econamac Prosps,rfry IV I Americans for the Arts <br />Resideals <br />Non - Residents <br />Event AItendees <br />ltcl'rc.sh.munWSnacks. During Event <br />' 277 <br />S3W <br />$2.$2 <br />Meals BerordAfter By-cat <br />$6,20 <br />$ 13.19 <br />$7 -25 <br />Scuwenirs and Gifu <br />$1.63 <br />$3.69 <br />$1,95 <br />clolhing and Acces�oria <br />$0,76 <br />$1,65 <br />$0.90 <br />Csrounrl Timnspnrla Pion <br />$ 1,03 <br />$4.19 <br />$1,50 <br />Event Relatcd Child. Care <br />$4.09 <br />$0.41 <br />$11.14 <br />Overnight Lodging (came night only) <br />W28 <br />$9.14 <br />$1.61 <br />Other <br />$0.55 <br />$3.55 <br />$1.01 <br />Total Per Person Spending $13.33 $ 8.42 $17.18 <br />Arts & Econamac Prosps,rfry IV I Americans for the Arts <br />