Museum attendance in England 2012-2019, by social group

This statistic presents the proportion of adults who visited a museum or gallery in the last year in England, between 2012 and 2019, by socio economic group. Of respondents to the 2018/19 survey, 60 percent in the upper socio-economic group had attended a museum or a gallery at least once in the previous 12 months, compared to 36 percent of those in the lower socio-economic group.

Share of adults who visited a museum or gallery in the last year in England from 2012/13 to 2018/19, by socio-economic group*

Characteristic	Upper socio-economic group	Lower socio-economic group
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Release date

September 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2012/13 to 2018/19*

Number of respondents

8,161**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* 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 people who have visited a museum for the purposes of paid work or academic study.
This statistic using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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