August 2008 A summary report and data tables reporting the headline statistics from the 2006/07 adult survey available to download from the DCMS website
Publications 2005-2008
In-depth analysis
Arts audiences: insight, August 2008. A publication summarising Arts Council's arts-based segmentation research
Current projects
Taking Part adult survey data for 2007/08 has recently become available, and we hope to publish the 2007/08 headline figures for arts attendance and participation in early summer 2009.
If you have any questions about this work, or suggestion for further work, email us at takingpart@artscouncil.org.uk
About the Taking Part survey
Taking Part is a major, continuous survey of cultural and sport participation in England, commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with Arts Council England, Sport England, English Heritage and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
Every year it collects information from up to 28,000 adults (aged 16 and over) about their attendance at a wide variety of arts events, museums, galleries, libraries and heritage sites, and about their participation in creative activities and sport. The survey also asks about motivations and barriers to engagement and collects a large quantity of socio-demographic information. The data is collected by BMRB Social Research in face-to-face interviews and the survey has been conducted since July 2005. more information.