This statistic presents the proportion of adults who engaged with the arts in England in 2019/20, by level of deprivation. Arts engagement refers to attending and/or participating in the arts sector, such as visiting an art gallery or participating in a theatre performance. The survey results showed that those from deprived neighborhoods tended to have a lower rate of engagement in the arts compared to those in lesser deprived areas. In the most deprived areas, 58.8 percent of respondents had engaged in at least one art event or activity in the last year.
Share of adults who engaged in the arts once or more in the last year in England in 2019/20, by level of deprivation*
* Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), described by the source as 'a composite index which measures neighbourhood deprivation across seven domains (for example housing and income deprivation). The IMD decile group splits neighbourhoods into ten groups according to the level of deprivation (e.g. 10% cost deprived neighbourhoods).'
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 23, 2020). Share of adults who engaged in the arts once or more in the last year in England in 2019/20, by level of deprivation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417889/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-level-of-deprivation/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who engaged in the arts once or more in the last year in England in 2019/20, by level of deprivation*." Chart. September 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417889/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-level-of-deprivation/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Share of adults who engaged in the arts once or more in the last year in England in 2019/20, by level of deprivation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417889/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-level-of-deprivation/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Engaged in The Arts Once or More in The Last Year in England in 2019/20, by Level of Deprivation*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417889/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-level-of-deprivation/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who engaged in the arts once or more in the last year in England in 2019/20, by level of deprivation* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417889/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-level-of-deprivation/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Share of adults who engaged in the arts once or more in the last year in England in 2019/20, by level of deprivation* [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417889/arts-engagement-uk-england-by-level-of-deprivation/
