Official Statistics

Participation Survey: October to December 2024 publication

The results of the October to December 2024 quarter of the Participation Survey.

Applies to England

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罢丑别听Participation Survey聽started in October 2021 and is the key evidence source on engagement for DCMS. It is a continuous push-to-web household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England.

The Participation Survey provides nationally representative estimates of physical and digital engagement with the arts, heritage, museums & galleries, libraries and archives, as well as engagement with tourism, major events, live sports and digital.

  • Released: 27 March 2025.
  • Period covered: October to December 2024.
  • Geographic coverage: National level data for England.
  • Next release date: July 2025.

The Participation Survey is only asked of adults in England. Currently there is no harmonised survey or set of questions within the administrations of the UK. Data on participation in cultural sectors for the devolved administrations is available in the聽,听听补苍诲听.

The pre-release access document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Participation Survey 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.

Our statistical practice is regulated by the OSR. OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the聽聽that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

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The responsible statistician for this release is Alice Louth. For enquiries on this release, contact聽[email protected].

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Published 27 March 2025

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