According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom, households in the ninth disposable income decile group spent an average of 3.9 percent of their weekly household expenditure on recreational and cultural services in the fiscal year ending 2020, which was the highest among the income groups. In comparison, households in the highest and lowest 10 percent of the disposable income decile group equally spent 3.6 percent of their weekly household expenditure on cultural services.
Share of weekly household expenditure going on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) in the financial year 2020, by disposable income decile group
The figures show weekly expenditure of households divided into decile groups, ranging from households with the lowest ten percent disposable income up to those with the highest disposable income.
Recreational and cultural services include: sports admissions, subscriptions, leisure class fees and equipment hire; cinema, theatre and museums etc.; TV, video, satellite rental, cable subscriptions, TV licences and the internet; miscellaneous entertainments; development of film/photos, passport photos, holiday and school photos; gambling payments.
Data can be found under Table 3.2 in the excel sheet.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 16, 2021). Share of weekly household expenditure going on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) in the financial year 2020, by disposable income decile group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286218/recreational-and-cultural-services-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of weekly household expenditure going on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) in the financial year 2020, by disposable income decile group." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286218/recreational-and-cultural-services-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Share of weekly household expenditure going on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) in the financial year 2020, by disposable income decile group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286218/recreational-and-cultural-services-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Weekly Household Expenditure Going on Recreational and Cultural Services in The United Kingdom (Uk) in The Financial Year 2020, by Disposable Income Decile Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286218/recreational-and-cultural-services-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of weekly household expenditure going on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) in the financial year 2020, by disposable income decile group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286218/recreational-and-cultural-services-share-of-household-spend-in-the-uk-by-income/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
