Thinking about how often you attend or participate in arts and cultural activities now, would you say it is more, less or about the same as when you were in your ...?
Characteristic
More now
About the same
Less now
Don't know
Teenage years
28%
19%
52%
1%
20s and 30s
27%
23%
49%
1%
40s and 50s
22%
35%
42%
1%
In your early 60s
15%
50%
35%
1%
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This statistic presents the results of a survey conducted with people aged 65 and over in England in 2015, regarding their attendance and participation in arts and cultural activities and events now compared to when they were younger. Of respondents, 35 percent said they participate about the same as they did when they were in their 40s and 50s. Less than a fifth participate at the same level now as they did in their teenage years.
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ComRes. (January 18, 2016). Thinking about how often you attend or participate in arts and cultural activities now, would you say it is more, less or about the same as when you were in your ...? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/504259/arts-and-culture-older-peoples-participation-in-england/
ComRes. "Thinking about how often you attend or participate in arts and cultural activities now, would you say it is more, less or about the same as when you were in your ...?." Chart. January 18, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/504259/arts-and-culture-older-peoples-participation-in-england/
ComRes. (2016). Thinking about how often you attend or participate in arts and cultural activities now, would you say it is more, less or about the same as when you were in your ...?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/504259/arts-and-culture-older-peoples-participation-in-england/
ComRes. "Thinking about How Often You Attend or Participate in Arts and Cultural Activities Now, Would You Say It Is More, Less or about The Same as When You Were in Your ...?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Jan 2016, /statistics/504259/arts-and-culture-older-peoples-participation-in-england/
ComRes, Thinking about how often you attend or participate in arts and cultural activities now, would you say it is more, less or about the same as when you were in your ...? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/504259/arts-and-culture-older-peoples-participation-in-england/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Thinking about how often you attend or participate in arts and cultural activities now, would you say it is more, less or about the same as when you were in your ...? [Graph], ComRes, January 18, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/504259/arts-and-culture-older-peoples-participation-in-england/
