The table provides information on the percentage of Scottish adults, aged 16 and above, who participated in various cultural activities over the past 12 months, categorized by age group.
Overall, it is clear that younger people were more likely to engage in active performances and visual arts, whereas older demographics preferred crafts and cultural purchases. Additionally, “Any performance” emerged as the most popular activity across the entire surveyed population.
Regarding the categories involving active performance and creative expression, this is a clear preference among the younger graphics. Any performance, including dancing, singing, and acting, was the most popular activity for those aged 16-24, with 35% participation. However, this figure for people aged 25-44 and average adults share the same proportion at 22%, higher 5% than the oldest group. A similar pattern was seen in visual arts, where the youth participation rate was nearly one-third, double the total average of 15%. Notably, while only 7% of all Scottish adults engaged in writing, the figure for the youngest bracket was more than double that, at 17%.
In contrast, activities related to crafts and cultural spending displayed a reverse trend. While only 11% of young adults undertook crafts, this figure doubled to 22% among those aged 45-74. Consequently, “Undertaking any crafts” became the second most popular activity overall, with 19% of the entire surveyed population participating. Similarly, cultural purchases rose from 11% to 18% across the age groups, resulting in a national average of 16%. Finally, computer-based activities remained the least preferred category, engaging only 6% of all Scottish adults, despite being twice as popular among the youth as among the elderly.