In 2013, it was estimated that arts and culture accounted for 0.7% of government spending in England. Do you think this is too much, too little, or about the right amount?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Far too much
8%
Slightly too much
11%
About the right amount
47%
Slightly too little
22%
Far too little
12%
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This statistic shows the results of a public opinion poll, asking British adults whether they think government spending on arts and culture in England in 2013 was too much, too little or about right. Of respondents in 2014, the majority felt 0.7 percent of government spending was about the right amount or too little to be spent on the arts. A smaller share, 19 percent, believed this was too much.
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Arts Council England. (October 1, 2014). In 2013, it was estimated that arts and culture accounted for 0.7% of government spending in England. Do you think this is too much, too little, or about the right amount? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/435610/arts-and-culture-public-spending-attitudes-great-britain-uk/
Arts Council England. "In 2013, it was estimated that arts and culture accounted for 0.7% of government spending in England. Do you think this is too much, too little, or about the right amount?." Chart. October 1, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/435610/arts-and-culture-public-spending-attitudes-great-britain-uk/
Arts Council England. (2014). In 2013, it was estimated that arts and culture accounted for 0.7% of government spending in England. Do you think this is too much, too little, or about the right amount?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/435610/arts-and-culture-public-spending-attitudes-great-britain-uk/
Arts Council England. "In 2013, It Was Estimated That Arts and Culture Accounted for 0.7% of Government Spending in England. Do You Think This Is Too Much, Too Little, or about The Right Amount?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Oct 2014, /statistics/435610/arts-and-culture-public-spending-attitudes-great-britain-uk/
Arts Council England, In 2013, it was estimated that arts and culture accounted for 0.7% of government spending in England. Do you think this is too much, too little, or about the right amount? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/435610/arts-and-culture-public-spending-attitudes-great-britain-uk/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
In 2013, it was estimated that arts and culture accounted for 0.7% of government spending in England. Do you think this is too much, too little, or about the right amount? [Graph], Arts Council England, October 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/435610/arts-and-culture-public-spending-attitudes-great-britain-uk/
