DCMS has released its ‘Taking Part’ Adult and Child reports for 2017/2018. The survey collects data on many aspects of leisure, culture and heritage engagement in England, as well as an in-depth range of socio-demographic information on respondents.
This is the first publication in which DCMS has reported on the barriers to participation in DCMS sector activities:
- In 2017/18 the main reasons respondents gave for not engaging with arts, heritage and museums were lack of interest and lack of time, whereas lack of need was the main reason given for not using library services.
- The proportion of people citing a health problem or disability as a barrier was four times higher for arts events (22.5%) than libraries (5.8%), and more than one in ten cited it as a barrier for all other sectors.
- Feeling out of place was a concern for fewer than 5% of those who did not attend arts events or participate in arts activities (the number of responses was too small to report for heritage, museums or libraries).
For further information, and to read the reports in full, click here.