Scottish Government

High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Friday, September 23, 2011

Local Authority Level Cultural Participation and Attendance Statistics: additional tables from the main Scottish Household Survey 2007/2008

Overview

• Questions on cultural participation and attendance were included in the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) in 2007-2008, and results at local authority level are now available for the first time.
• A table giving headline proportions of local authority residents who took part in cultural activities and attended cultural events is shown below.
• Differences between local authorities will depend on a number of different factors, including the characteristics of the population in the area (for example: age; deprivation; education; disability) as well as the availability of events and facilities.
• Full tables providing breakdowns by specific activity and event categories, as well as additional information (for example: age, gender, highest qualification of respondent), are provided via the Scottish Household Survey Local Authority Tables.
• The influence of socio-economic factors at a national level is explored in the People and Culture in Scotland reports.

Participation in cultural activities and attendance at cultural events by local authority

Source: Main Scottish Household Survey, 2007-2008

Base: 19,532 respondents

Results are for adults (16+) in Scotland, and refer to participation/attendance in the 12 months before interview

Results at local authority level show the percentages of people resident in specific local authorities who took part in cultural activities or attended cultural events in Scotland in the 12 months before interview. Results are not limited to activities/events within the specific local authority (for example someone may attend an event in a neighbouring local authority) and include privately run as well as local authority run activities/events.

Participation Categories: Dance; Playing a musical instrument or writing music; Rehearsing, Performing or singing in front of an audience; Painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpture; Photography as an artistic activity; Making films or videos as an artistic activity; Using a computer to create original artworks or animation; Crafts such as textile, wood, pottery, etc; Reading for pleasure (not newspapers, magazines or comics); Writing stories, books, plays or poetry.

Attendance Categories: Film at cinema or other venue; Exhibition or collection of art, photography or sculpture; Craft exhibition; Event connected with books or writing; Street arts or circus (not animals); Culturally specific festival (Mela/Feis); Play, drama or other theatrical performance; Opera /operetta/ classical music performance; Other live music event; Ballet / contemporary dance / other live dance event; Library; Archive or records office; Museum; Gallery; Place of historical or archaeological interest.