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Taking Part Web Panel Data: Engagment during the COVID-19 pandemic - data tables

Data tables containing estimates for engagement in DCMS sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Participation

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Participation - Demographic Breakdowns

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Comfortable Visiting

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Volunteering and Charitable Giving

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Learning New Skills

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Internet

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Wellbeing

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Details

Background

Levels of cultural, digital and sporting engagement have been affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. A bespoke questionnaire, asking about participation in activities which could be done under social distancing guidance, was developed and run by Ipsos MORI on behalf of DCMS. The survey used respondents of the Taking Part web panel. These adults (16+) have agreed to join a longitudinal panel after being randomly selected to complete a face-to-face Taking Part questionnaire in recent years.

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July 2020

976 web panel respondents were asked questions during the period 1st – 16th July 2020, about activities they had done in the last 4 weeks

Arts

  • 42% had done creative activities in the home, less than in May but similar to June
  • 38% had watched arts or music online, similar to May and June
  • 36% had played video games, similar to May and June

Sports

  • 74% had visited an outdoor space for exercise, more than in May but similar to June
  • 54% had exercised at home, less than in May but similar to June

Heritage

  • 31% had engaged with heritage, more than in May but similar to June
  • 22% had visited a place of interest to exercise, more than in May but similar to June

Other

  • 85% had consumed live TV or radio, similar to May and June
  • 9% had gambled or placed a bet online, similar to May and June
  • 5% had accessed public library services remotely, similar to May and June

Volunteering and Charitable Giving

  • 40% had volunteered in the last 4 weeks, less than in May but similar to June
  • 58% had given to charity in some form in the last 4 weeks, similar to May and June

June 2020

1,035 web panel respondents were asked questions during the period 3rd – 18th June 2020, about activities they had done in the last 4 weeks

Arts

  • 46% had done creative activities in the home, similar to May
  • 39% had watched arts or music online, similar to May
  • 40% had played video games, similar to May

Sports

  • 74% had visited an outdoor space for exercise, an increase from May
  • 60% had exercised at home, a decrease from May

Heritage

  • 27% had engaged with heritage, an increase from May
  • 18% had visited a place of interest to exercise, an increase from May

Other

  • 87% had consumed live TV or radio, similar to May
  • 7% had gambled or placed a bet online, similar to May
  • 6% had accessed public library services remotely, similar to May

Volunteering and Charitable Giving

  • 46% had volunteered in the last 4 weeks, similar to May
  • 58% had given to charity in some form in the last 4 weeks, similar to May

May 2020

1,052 web panel respondents were asked questions during the period 6th -21st May 2020, about activities they had done in the last 4 weeks

Arts

  • 49% had done creative activities in the home
  • 42% had watched arts or music online
  • 42% had played video games

Sports

  • 67% had visited an outdoor space for exercise
  • 67% had exercised at home

Heritage

  • 21% had engaged with heritage
  • 10% had visited a place of interest to exercise

Other

  • 87% had consumed live TV or radio
  • 7% had gambled or placed a bet online
  • 7% had accessed public library services remotely

Volunteering and Charitable Giving

  • 51% had volunteered in the last 4 weeks
  • 63% had given to charity in some form in the last 4 weeks
Published 2 July 2020
Last updated 2 September 2020 + show all updates
  1. Addition of July data tables

  2. Update to data tables to include data collected in Wave 2 (3rd - 18th June 2020)

  3. First published.