Band 6+: The Table below shows the results of a survey that asked 6800 Scottish adults (aged 16 years and over) whether they had taken part in different cultural activities in the past 12 months. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table presents a breakdown of the proportion of surveyed Scottish adults of different age groups who participated in a variety of cultural activities over the last 12 months.

The most noticeable fact is that creative activities such as dancing, acting, singing and playing musical instruments accounted for the highest proportion of participants. By contrast, manual and computer-based activities recorded the lowest levels of engagement.

In detail, 16-24 years olds, about 35 percent joined wide range performances, while 30 percent who engaged visual arts. Group of 25-44 were again most common activities popular at 22 percent, compared with 6 and 9 percent taking part in writing and computer based pursuits.

Craft and cultural purchases illustrated similar share in both 16-24 and 25-44 group, at 11 and 17 percent, respectively. By comparison, craft became the leading activity among 45-74 year old people. Thereby, writing and computer-based categories each accounted for 5% in the 45-74 range. Additionally, for all adults aged 16 and over, performances exceeded 20%, while writing and technology-based pursuits remained below 10%, with the other three categories falling between these ranges.