Taking Part October 2017: "Focus On..." reports
Focus reports using data from the 2016/17 Taking Part Survey
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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.
These two reports present additional analysis of data from the Taking Part 2016/17 adult and child surveys. The reports cover heritage, and digital engagement.
Released
31 October 2017
Period covered
April 2009 to March 2017
Geographic coverage
National level data for England.
Next release date
A release of mid-year estimates for adults covering the period April 2017 to September 2018 is due to be published in December 2017.
Statistical worksheets
These spreadsheets contain the data and sample sizes to support the material in this release.
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 Official Statistics (2009), 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 Alison Reynolds. For enquiries on this release, contact Alison Reynolds on 020 7211 6776.
For any other queries regarding Taking Part, contact the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gov.uk.