The table illustrates the survey of 6800 Scottish adults aged 16 and above who participated in six different cultural activities during the previous 12 months.
Overall, younger people were more likely to participate in performance, visual arts, and writing, whereas the proportion of individuals who take part in cultural purchase and crafts increased with age.
Among people aged 16-24, the percentage of participation was highest for performance and visual arts, at 35% and 30% respectively. These figures then declined steadily with age, accounting for 17% and 11% among those aged 45-74. A similar trend can be seen in writing and computer figures. The percentage of adults involved in writing stood at 17% in the 16-24 age group, then decreased significantly to 5% in the 45-74 age group. There was a noticeable decline in computer data, falling from 10 in the 16-24 age group to only 5 in those aged 45-74.
In contrast, the percentage of people undertaking crafts rose from 11% in the 16-24 age group to 22% among those aged 45-74. In comparison, cultural purchases stood at 11% among 16-24 age groups, before increasing considerably to 18% in the 45-74 age group. In addition, performance recorded the highest proportion of participation among those aged 16 and over at 22%, followed by crafts activities at 19%. Meanwhile, 16% of individuals took part in cultural purchases and 15% of people preferred visual arts. In comparison, writing and computer based activities were insignificant among those aged 16 and over, representing 7% and 6%, respectively.