Cultural engagement in Scotland 2023: Scottish Household Survey findings
This report provides evidence on cultural engagement in Scotland in 2023. It draws on data from the Scottish Household Survey to explore attitudes and behaviours for different people and places across Scotland.
Cultural engagement (2023)
Cultural engagement[5] in Scotland is high. In 2023, just under nine in ten adults (88%) were culturally engaged, either having attended a cultural event or place or having participated in a cultural activity in the last 12 months (Figure 1). This figure has maintained since 2022 (Table 9.1 in supporting excel workbook).
Percentage of adults culturally engaged in the last 12 months[6] 2023, Scotland
Cultural engagement by Local Authority
Whilst 88% of adults in Scotland were engaged with culture in the last 12 months levels of engagement varied by Local Authority (Figure 2[7] and Table 9.1 in supporting excel workbook).
The Local Authorities with the highest percentage of adults engaged in culture were East Lothian (96%); Edinburgh, City of (95%); Stirling and Argyll and Bute (both 94%). The Local Authorities with the lowest percentage of adults engaged in culture were Moray (77%); Glasgow City (81%) and Inverclyde (82%).
The differences in cultural engagement are likely to be related to a range of factors including the urban/rural split, social and cultural infrastructure, access to services, events and places and differences among the people who live in these areas.
Percentage of adults culturally engaged in the last 12 months, 2023, Local Authority areas in Scotland
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