This study was concerned with examining the video viewing trends of customers of two video outlets. Store 1 was in a 'typical' Canberra suburb whilst store 2 was a 'typical' non-rural town of New South Wales. Two time periods were compared - January and July 1984; and January 1984 and June/July 1986. A comparison of the first time period examined showed that: PG (at 21.26 per cent) and M-rated (at over 30 per cent) videos maintained a constant share of the market G-rated video share of the market decreased (no doubt owing to school holiday periods) R-rated market shares decreased in both stores, and X-rated video market shares rose in store 1 and dropped in store 2 (media, political and public focus on these videos seems the most reasonable explanation for these trends). The second time period of comparison January 1984 and June/July 1986 saw differing hiring patterns from the first time period for R and X-rated videos.
A joint project by the Attorney-General's Department and the Australian Institute of Criminology.