England’s figures on ‘Taking Part’ in sport and cultural activities have been gathered since 2005, and the current report looks at longitudinal work where the same individuals are re-interviewed annually, helping identify trends in attitudes to and participation around heritage, arts, libraries, museums and sport.
The report indicates that just under three quarters of adults in England visited a heritage site in the last year.
The report summary states:
Nearly nine in ten (88%) respondents reported visiting a heritage site at least once over the three interviews; There was a strong core of Consistent heritage site visitors. More than half of respondents (54%) reported visiting heritage sites at least once in the previous 12 months at all three interviews; However, there were more respondents leaving the heritage sector than coming into it. 10% of respondents were classified as New visitors, while 14% were Former visitors, leading to an overall lower level of participation in the longitudinal sample by the third interview; In addition, respondents were visiting heritage sites less frequently by interview 3 than at interview 1. Around a third of respondents were visiting heritage sites less often by interview 3 (32%, consisting of 18% visiting at a lower frequency and 14% no longer visiting at all), while a quarter were visiting more often (24%, consisting of 14% visiting at a higher frequency and 10% reporting a visit for the first time).
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