TABLE 1.
Music preferences by country and gender (means)
| Pop | Rock | Urban | Dance | Highbrow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| Estonia | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| Greece | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Ireland | 3.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Macedonia | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| The Netherlands | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| Portugal | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| Spain | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Switzerland | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| UK | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Girls | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| Boys | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Total | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
Note: Estimated marginal means. Music preference scale 1 = “do not like at all” to 5 = “do like very much”; all differences ≥ .30 between countries, and between boys and girls are significant at p < .001.