Scottish Household Survey Key Findings

68 Attendance at Cultural Events or Places 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 2012 78% 70% 74% 81% 77% 84% 2017 2014 2019 ANY ACTIVITY EXCLUDING CINEMA ANY ACTIVITY INCLUDING CINEMA In 2019, 81% of adults in Scotland had attended a cultural event or place in the past twelve months. When excluding going to the cinema, this figure was 74%. The proportion of adults attending any cultural event or place was increasing from 2012 to 2017, both including and excluding the cinema. The figures for 2019 were consistent with 2018 results. However, the questions are not directly comparable with figures before 2018 as the questions were revised, and 2018 formed a new baseline. In 2019, 90% of adults in Scotland were culturally engaged either by attending or visiting a cultural event or place, or by participating in a cultural activity Culture and Heritage Help Shape Scotland