Cultural engagement in Scotland 2023: Scottish Household Survey findings

Footnotes

1 Data for satisfaction with Local Authority Cultural Services is available for ‘all adults’ (which includes service users and non-service users) and ‘service users’. Satisfaction levels for ‘all adults’ are generally lower than among service users. This is because non-service users are included, who may express no opinion about the service.

2 2019 data shows that 81% of adults in Scotland had attended or visited a cultural event or place in the last 12 months: Scottish household survey 2019: culture and heritage - report - gov.scot.

3 This outcome was developed in 2018 signifying that Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Government recognise the potential and importance of culture as an intrinsic part of Scotland’s wellbeing and that other policy areas should give consideration to it.

4 The Culture Strategy (2020): https://www.gov.scot/policies/arts-culture-heritage/culture-strategy-for-scotland/ In 2023 a refreshed action plan was published to support delivery of the strategy in the future.

5 Cultural engagement is defined as those adults who have either attended at least one type of cultural event or place or who have participated in at least one cultural activity in the previous 12 months.

6 See definition of “in the last 12 months” in the glossary (Annex C).

7 Jenks Natural Breaks classification has been used in the Figure 2 to classify the data based on its distribution, and is designed to highlight where there are relatively big differences between groups in the data. For further information, see Univariate classification schemes in Geospatial Analysis—A Comprehensive Guide, 6th edition.

8 Table of Local Authority breakdowns provided in Table 1 in Annex D.

9 Cultural attendance is captured in the SHS by asking respondents if they have attended specific events or places, from the available list asked of respondents in the survey, at least once in the last 12 months.

10 As in previous reports, results for cultural attendance have been presented both including and excluding visits to the cinema, to help illustrate different elements of cultural attendance.

11 Jenks Natural Breaks classification has been used in Figure 4 to classify the data based on its distribution, and is designed to highlight where there are relatively big differences between groups in the data. For further information, see Univariate classification schemes in Geospatial Analysis—A Comprehensive Guide, 6th edition.

12 Table of Local Authority breakdowns provided in Table 2 in Annex D.

13 For space reasons, this report focuses on breakdowns where there is a large difference and / or measures that are reported on in the National Performance Framework. All breakdowns are however contained in the supporting excel workbook.

14 The term net annual household income refers to income (i.e. after taxation and other deductions) from employment, benefits and other sources that is brought into the household by the highest income householder and/or their spouse or partner. This includes any contribution to household finances made by other household members (e.g. dig money).

15 In this analysis a disability is a long-term limiting physical or mental health condition.

16 The SHS questions on sex and gender have changed over time. Please see the glossary at Supporting documents - Scottish Household Survey 2022: Key Findings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) for more details.

17 Please note, there was an error in the questionnaire which meant that the list of events and places for this question differed slightly from those in previous questions (see note on table 9.1 in supplementary excel workbook for list). For this question Comedy shows were not asked about and Classical music performances and Opera were asked about together instead of separately.

18 Cultural participation is captured in the SHS by asking respondents if they have done at least one activity from an available list in the last 12 months.

19 As in previous reports, results for cultural participation have been presented both including and excluding reading, to help illustrate different elements of cultural participation.

20 See the glossary for a definition of “in the last 12 months” (Annex C).

21 Jenks Natural Breaks classification has been used in Figure 8 to classify the data based on its distribution, and is designed to highlight where there are relatively big differences between groups in the data. For further information, see Univariate classification schemes in Geospatial Analysis—A Comprehensive Guide, 6th edition.

22 Table of Local Authority breakdowns provided in Table 3 in Annex D.

23 For space reasons, this report focuses on breakdowns where there is a large difference and / or measures that are reported on in the National Performance Framework. All breakdowns are however contained in the accompanying excel workbook.

24 The term net annual household income refers to income (i.e. after taxation and other deductions) from employment, benefits and other sources that is brought into the household by the highest income householder and/or their spouse or partner. This includes any contribution to household finances made by other household members (e.g. dig money).

25 The SHS questions on sex and gender have changed over time. Please see the glossary at Supporting documents - Scottish Household Survey 2022: Key Findings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) for more details.

26 In this analysis a disability is a long-term limiting physical or mental health condition.

27 This question was first introduced in 2019.

28 Important buildings, archives, historical sites and monuments.

29 Data for satisfaction with Local Authority Cultural Services is available for ‘all adults’ (which includes service users and non-service users) and ‘service users’. Satisfaction levels for ‘all adults’ are generally lower than among service users. This is because non-service users are included, who may express no opinion about the service.

30 About the Scottish Household Survey - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

31 Numbered 1 (most deprived) to 5 (least deprived).