Taking Part 2018/19: annual child release
The Taking Part Survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS.
Applies to England
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About
The Taking Part Survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.
The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of engagement with the arts, heritage, museums and libraries. It carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.
Released
19 September 2019
Period covered
April 2018 to March 2019
Geographic coverage
National and Regional level data for England.
Next release date
The 2019/20 Taking Part Child annual release will be published Autumn 2020.
Summary
The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of child engagement with the arts, heritage, museums and libraries.
Statistical worksheets
These accompanying tables contain the data and sample sizes to support the material in this release as well as additional tables containing data on engagement with archives and competitive sport.
Previous releases
The previous child Taking Part annual release was published on 30 August 2018.
Pre-release access
The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part data. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material.
The UK Statistics Authority
This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018), as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.
The responsible statistician for this release is Rosanna White. For enquiries on this release, contact Rosanna White on 020 7211 6219 or Maria Willoughby on 020 7211 6771.
For any further queries contact them or the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gov.uk.