Charitable giving to arts, culture and sports in England 2010-2019, by economic group

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 11, 2023

This statistic presents the share of adults donating money to sectors represented by the UK government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport in England, between 2010 and 2019, by socio-economic group. Sectors include the arts, museums, archives, heritage, libraries and sports. Over each of the survey periods, the proportion of respondents donating in the upper socio-economic group tended to be higher than those in the lower socio-economic group: In 2018/19, 38.9 percent of those in the upper socio-economic group had given money in the last year compared to 19.7 percent in the lower socio-economic group.

Share of adults donating money to Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) sectors in England from 2010/11 to 2018/19*, by socio-economic group

Characteristic	Upper socio-economic group	Lower socio-economic group
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Release date

September 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2010/11 to 2018/19*

Number of respondents

8,161**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

Department of Culture Media and Sports (DCMS) sectors include heritage, the arts, museums and galleries, libraries and sports.
Refers to donations made in last 12 months prior to survey.

* Years run April to March. The time spans of previous years were not specified.
** Base of most recent survey: n (2017/18) = 7,715; n (2016/17) = 9,352; n (2015/16 )= 10,171; n (2014/15) = 9,817; n (2013/14) =10,355; n (2012/13) = 9,838; n (2011/12) = 9,188; n (2010/11) = 14,102.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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