The table illustrates the results of a survey that asked 6800 scottish adults (aged 16 years and above) whether they had taken part in six different cultural activities (Any performance, Undertaking any crafts, Cultural purchases, Any visual arts, Any writing, and Computer based).
Overall, it can be seen that the youngest and oldest groups had the highest percentage of any performances, while the eldest members had the highest propotion of undertaking any crafts. The lowest number of adults who participated in computer based cultural activities was across all three age categories.
Among individuals aged 16-24, the propotion of participation was the highest for performance and visual arts, at 35% and 30% respectively. These numbers decreased with age, accounting for 17% and 11% among people aged 45-74. A similar trend can be seen in writing and computer figures. The percentage of adults involved in writing was at 17% in the 16-24 age group, then decreased significantly to 5% in the 45-74 age group. Also, there was decline in computer based activity, the figure fell from 10 in 16-24 age group to only 5% in adults aged 45-74.
In contrast, the percentage of individuals undertaking crafts rose from 11% in the 16-24 age group to 22% among those aged 45-74. Cultural purchases stood at 11% among 16-24 age category, then the propotion increased considerably to 18% in the 45-74 age group.
