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Participation in cultural activity

This page looks at participation in cultural activities. The first chart shows how popular different types of cultural activity are, and the subsequent charts look at cultural activity overall, broken down by gender, age, deprivation and disability or illness.

Participation in cultural activities in the last 12 months: comparison between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Participation (2018)

Reading for pleasure was the most common activity for both Glasgow (62%) and Scotland as a whole (66%). In Glasgow, this was followed by using a computer or social media to produce creative work (22%) and playing an instrument or writing music (15%).

Participation in any cultural activity in the last 12 months by gender: comparison between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Participation - Gender (2018)

Female cultural participation levels were higher compared to males for both Glasgow and Scotland. Participation levels for both genders were lower in Glasgow than in Scotland as a whole.

Participation in any cultural activity in the last 12 months by age: comparing between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Participation - Age (2018)Participation in cultural activities is slightly higher amongst those over 60 in Glasgow than younger age groups. Participation is similar across all age groups in Scotland (79%) and consistently higher than in Glasgow.

Participation in cultural activities in the last 12 months by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation: comparison between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Participation - SIMD (2018)

Both nationally and at a Glasgow level, people from the most deprived neighbourhoods are less likely to participate in cultural activities. Scotland has slightly higher rates of participation compared to Glasgow for the most deprived 20% group.

Participation in any cultural activity in the last 12 months by long standing illness, health problem or disability: comparison between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Participation - Disability (2018)

Those with long term illnesses or disabilities are less likely to participate in cultural activities, particularly if they are based in Glasgow. Just 50% of people with a long-term condition (that causes major reduced daily capacity) participated in cultural activities in Glasgow in 2016.

Notes

It should be noted that many of the apparent differences in the figures between Glasgow and Scotland (and other areas) may not be significant due to the relatively small sample sizes of the survey data.