Taking Part November 2018 "Focus On..." reports
Focus reports using data from the 2017/18 Taking Part Survey
Applies to England
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Notice of update
Due to revisions in the data, the Taking Part Survey: Free Time Activities Focus Report, 2017/18 was temporarily removed whilst we made corrections to Chapter 5, Engagement with the news. Revisions are clearly highlighted in this amended report.
About
The Taking Part Survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.
The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of engagement with the arts, heritage, museums and libraries. It carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.
This report presents additional analysis of data from the Taking Part 2017/18 adult survey, and covers the following topics: free time activities, TV viewership, video and computer games, internet access, social media use, news sources, enjoyment of cultural activities (visits to heritage sites, visits to museums, participation in arts activities, attendance at arts events), and satisfaction with library services.
Released
8 November 2018
Period covered
April 2005 to March 2018
Geographic coverage
National level data for England.
Next release date
A release of 6-monthly estimates for adults covering the period April 2018 to September 2018 is due to be published in early 2019.
Pre-release access
The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part data. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.
The UK Statistics Authority
This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018), as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The UK Statistics Authority has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.
The responsible statistician for this release is Alex Björkegren. For enquiries on this release, contact Alex Björkegren on 020 7211 6776.
For any other queries regarding Taking Part, contact the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gov.uk.
Updates to this page
Published 8 November 2018Last updated 4 November 2019 + show all updates
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Due to revisions in the data, the Taking Part Survey: Free Time Activities Focus Report, 2017/18 was temporarily removed whilst we made corrections to Chapter 5, Engagement with the news. Revisions are clearly highlighted in this amended report.
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Due to revisions to the data, we have temporarily removed the focus on free time report whilst we make corrections to Chapter 5, Engagement with the news and Chapter 6, Enjoyment of culture.
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First published.