This statistic presents the proportion of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England, between 2012 and 2019, by age. Arts engagement refers to attending and/or participating in the arts sector, such as visiting an art gallery or participating in a theatre performance. Overall engagement was similar across all age brackets. Respondents in the 75 and over group however tended to be slightly lower, with 63.5 percent having taken part in at least one art event or activity in the year prior to the 2018/19 survey.
Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2012 to 2018/19*, by age
* Years run April to March. ** Base of most recent survey; n (2017/18) = 7,715; n (2016/17) = 9,352; n (2015/16) =10,171; n (2014/15) = 9,817; n (2013/14) =10,355; n (2012/13) = 9,838; n (2011/12) = 9,188; n (2010/11) = 14,102; n (2009/10) = 6,097; n (2008/09) = 14,452; n (2007/08) = 25,720; n (2006/07) = 24,174; n (2005/06) = 28,117. Figures exclude those who engaged with the arts for the purposes of paid work or academic study.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 19, 2019). Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2012 to 2018/19*, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417909/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2012 to 2018/19*, by age." Chart. September 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417909/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2019). Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2012 to 2018/19*, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417909/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Engaged with The Arts in The Last Year in England from 2012 to 2018/19*, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417909/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-age/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who engaged with the arts in the last year in England from 2012 to 2018/19*, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417909/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-age/ (last visited June 05, 2020)
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