Taking part: The national survey of culture, leisure and sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, England, United Kingdom, May 2007

Lack of interest and lack of time are the main barriers that stop more people from engaging with the arts, according to a survey of over 28,000 adults. Over a third of people who hadn’t participated in any arts activities over the last year said this was because they had no interest in the arts and a further third of people blamed this on a busy lifestyle. Last week DCMS released the results of the Taking Part survey, the first in-depth study of how people spend their leisure time, and it emerged that a massive three quarters of the population are attending arts events or enjoying artistic activities. View the results HERE. And visit Arts Council England's reports from the survey HERE.

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