This statistic displays the proportion of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England, between 2005 and 2020, by employment status. Arts engagement refers to attending and/or participating in the arts sector, such as visiting an art gallery or participating in a theatre performance. Although the share of working respondents engaging in the arts tended to be higher, the percentage of out of work respondents still remained relatively high. In 2019/20, 71.6 percent of respondents not working took part in at least one art event or activity in the year prior to the survey, compared to 79.7 percent of working population.
Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20, by employment status
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 23, 2020). Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417902/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-employment-status/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20, by employment status." Chart. September 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417902/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-employment-status/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417902/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-employment-status/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Engaged with The Arts in The Last Year in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417902/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-employment-status/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20, by employment status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417902/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-employment-status/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2019/20, by employment status [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417902/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-employment-status/