Research and analysis

International comparisons of public engagement in culture and sport

The following report was written by Orian Brook who carried out a research fellowship that was jointly-funded by ESRC and DCMS.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Published: 6 September 2011

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International comparisons of public engagement in culture and sport

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International comparisons of public engagement in culture and sport part 1, pages 1-12

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International comparisons of public engagement in culture and sport part 2, pages 13-38

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Cinema attenders

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Book readers

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Sports events attenders

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Performing arts attenders

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Museums and galleries attenders

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Library attenders

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Heritage attenders

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Culture attenders

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International 

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Feeling fulfilled in personal and professional life

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Standard of living

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Associatons/cultural connotations

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Barriers

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Participation in the last 12 months

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Attendance in the last 12 months

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Details

The report uses Eurobarometer, Eurostat and other data to compare Great Britain with other European countries in relation to public engagement in sport and culture.

Key findings include: cultural attendance and sports participation in GB are both higher than the average for Europe; higher rates of personal fulfilment are found for those that attend all kinds of culture, compared to those that do not; and rates of attendance between countries seem to be related to levels of government spend on culture, even once population differences are controlled for, although improved data and country contextualisation are required to substantiate this.

• International comparisons of public engagement in culture and sport (PDF 1.6mb)

This document is also offered in MS Word format, divided into sections for ease of use

• International comparisons of public engagement in culture and sport part 1, pages 1-12 (MS Word 1.4mb) - Cover, contents, abstract, summary.
• International comparisons of public engagement in culture and sport part 2, pages 13-38 (MS Word 1.4mb) - Full report, references, appendices.

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Appendices (data files)

These are presented in MS Excel format, file size is less than 500kb each.

• Cinema attenders (XLS)
• Book readers (XLS)
• Sports events attenders (XLS)
• Performing arts attenders (XLS)
• Museums and galleries attenders (XLS)
• Library attenders (XLS)
• Heritage attenders (XLS)
• Culture attenders (XLS)
• International (XLS)
• Feeling fulfilled in personal and professional life (XLS)
• Standard of living (XLS)
• Associatons/cultural connotations (XLS)
• Barriers (XLS)
• Participation in the last 12 months (XLS)
• Attendance in the last 12 months (XLS)

Published 6 September 2011