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Publication - Research and analysis

Cultural engagement in Scotland: what is it and why does it matter?

Published
27 November 2024
Directorate
Strategy Directorate, +1 more … Culture and Major Events Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport
ISBN
9781836910329

This report provides evidence on cultural engagement in Scotland from 2019 - 2024. It draws on a range of data, from both the Scottish Household Survey and qualitative research, to explore attitudes and behaviours for different people and places across Scotland.

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Annex E: Detailed tables showing change in ‘cultural engagement’, ‘attendance at cultural events or places of culture’ and ‘participation at cultural activities’ by Local Authority (2019 – 2022)

Table 10: Percentage point change in cultural engagement by adults in the last 12 months, 2019 - 2022, Local authorities in Scotland
Local Authority 2019 2022 % point change
Aberdeen City 91% 94% 4
Aberdeenshire 90% 89% -1
Angus 94% 84% -10*
Argyll & Bute 92% 93% 1
Clackmannanshire 89% 89% 0
Dumfries & Galloway 85% 84% -1
Dundee City 95% 91% -4
East Ayrshire 87% 86% -1
East Dunbartonshire 95% 93% -2
East Lothian 89% 91% 1
East Renfrewshire 94% 93% -1
Edinburgh, City of 96% 91% -5*
Falkirk 83% 86% 2
Fife 90% 87% -3
Glasgow City 89% 82% -8*
Highland 91% 84% -7*
Inverclyde 87% 88% 1
Midlothian 90% 87% -3
Moray 92% 92% 1
Na h-Eileanan Siar 88% 79% -8*
North Ayrshire 88% 88% 0
North Lanarkshire 86% 84% -2
Orkney Islands 90% 88% -1
Perth & Kinross 93% 97% 4
Renfrewshire 91% 90% -1
Scottish Borders 93% 93% 0
Shetland Islands 96% 93% -3
South Ayrshire 91% 88% -3
South Lanarkshire 88% 88% 0
Stirling 95% 91% -4
West Dunbartonshire 89% 82% -6
West Lothian 88% 85% -3

Green = Significant positive change Red = Significant negative change

Table 11: Percentage point change in attendance at cultural events and places by adults in the last 12 months (including cinema), 2019 - 2022, Local authorities in Scotland
Local Authority 2019 2022 % point change
Aberdeen City 79% 81% 2
Aberdeenshire 76% 72% -3
Angus 85% 73% -12*
Argyll & Bute 76% 73% -2
Clackmannanshire 80% 72% -8
Dumfries & Galloway 74% 66% -7
Dundee City 86% 79% -7
East Ayrshire 74% 73% -1
East Dunbartonshire 91% 82% -9*
East Lothian 80% 75% -5
East Renfrewshire 86% 87% 0
Edinburgh, City of 90% 81% -8*
Falkirk 70% 72% 2
Fife 80% 67% -13*
Glasgow City 82% 70% -13*
Highland 79% 67% -12*
Inverclyde 80% 81% 1
Midlothian 81% 68% -12*
Moray 79% 71% -8
Na h-Eileanan Siar 63% 47% -17*
North Ayrshire 79% 71% -8
North Lanarkshire 79% 70% -9*
Orkney Islands 82% 66% -16*
Perth & Kinross 85% 84% -1
Renfrewshire 78% 79% 1
Scottish Borders 80% 73% -8
Shetland Islands 87% 76% -10*
South Ayrshire 80% 71% -9
South Lanarkshire 80% 74% -6
Stirling 88% 82% -6
West Dunbartonshire 81% 70% -11*
West Lothian 82% 72% -10*

* = Significant change

Table 12 : Percentage point change in attendance at cultural events and places by adults in the last 12 months (excluding cinema), 2019 - 2022, Local authorities in Scotland

Local Authority 2019 2022 % point change
Aberdeen City 66% 69% 3
Aberdeenshire 68% 64% -4
Angus 77% 65% -12*
Argyll & Bute 67% 65% -2
Clackmannanshire 68% 68% -1
Dumfries & Galloway 69% 61% -8
Dundee City 77% 74% -2
East Ayrshire 70% 65% -4
East Dunbartonshire 88% 74% -15*
East Lothian 75% 67% -8
East Renfrewshire 83% 79% -5
Edinburgh, City of 83% 74% -10*
Falkirk 64% 62% -2
Fife 73% 60% -13*
Glasgow City 78% 62% -16*
Highland 72% 56% -17*
Inverclyde 68% 69% 1
Midlothian 75% 61% -14*
Moray 67% 63% -4
Na h-Eileanan Siar 59% 40% -19*
North Ayrshire 69% 65% -5
North Lanarkshire 72% 56% -15*
Orkney Islands 74% 63% -11*
Perth & Kinross 79% 79% 0
Renfrewshire 75% 70% -5
Scottish Borders 75% 64% -11*
Shetland Islands 81% 72% -9*
South Ayrshire 76% 65% -11*
South Lanarkshire 72% 64% -8*
Stirling 84% 74% -10*
West Dunbartonshire 73% 60% -13*
West Lothian 74% 60% -13*

* = Significant change

Table 13: Percentage point change in participation in cultural activities by adults in the last 12 months (including reading), 2019 - 2022, Local authorities in Scotland
Local Authority 2019 2022 % point change
Aberdeen City 73% 79% 6
Aberdeenshire 76% 71% -4
Angus 81% 58% -23*
Argyll & Bute 78% 87% 8*
Clackmannanshire 71% 74% 3
Dumfries & Galloway 75% 78% 3
Dundee City 81% 84% 4
East Ayrshire 73% 72% -1
East Dunbartonshire 85% 86% 1
East Lothian 77% 80% 3
East Renfrewshire 81% 83% 2
Edinburgh, City of 83% 77% -6*
Falkirk 70% 72% 3
Fife 73% 77% 4
Glasgow City 72% 64% -8*
Highland 79% 76% -3
Inverclyde 67% 71% 5
Midlothian 74% 65% -9
Moray 74% 82% 8
Na h-Eileanan Siar 79% 71% -8
North Ayrshire 67% 81% 14*
North Lanarkshire 68% 71% 3
Orkney Islands 78% 79% 1
Perth & Kinross 82% 92% 10*
Renfrewshire 75% 70% -5
Scottish Borders 81% 83% 2
Shetland Islands 86% 88% 2
South Ayrshire 76% 83% 7
South Lanarkshire 68% 72% 4
Stirling 88% 78% -10*
West Dunbartonshire 72% 67% -6
West Lothian 69% 67% -2

* = Significant change

Table 14: Percentage point change in participation in cultural activities by adults in the last 12 months (excluding reading), 2019 - 2022, Local authorities in Scotland
Local Authority 2019 2022 % point change
Aberdeen City 45% 57% 12*
Aberdeenshire 46% 45% -1
Angus 58% 33% -25*
Argyll & Bute 49% 56% 7
Clackmannanshire 49% 55% 6
Dumfries & Galloway 52% 52% 0
Dundee City 62% 70% 9
East Ayrshire 46% 53% 7
East Dunbartonshire 58% 57% -1
East Lothian 58% 55% -3
East Renfrewshire 54% 56% 1
Edinburgh, City of 59% 51% -8*
Falkirk 44% 44% -1
Fife 51% 52% 2
Glasgow City 54% 43% -11*
Highland 49% 55% 6
Inverclyde 43% 63% 20*
Midlothian 53% 36% -16*
Moray 42% 56% 14*
Na h-Eileanan Siar 50% 42% -9
North Ayrshire 46% 59% 13*
North Lanarkshire 48% 43% -5
Orkney Islands 53% 62% 8
Perth & Kinross 65% 66% 2
Renfrewshire 51% 43% -8
Scottish Borders 54% 56% 2
Shetland Islands 69% 74% 5
South Ayrshire 54% 62% 8
South Lanarkshire 49% 49% 0
Stirling 73% 56% -17*
West Dunbartonshire 46% 36% -10
West Lothian 51% 49% -1

* = Significant change

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