Summary information

Study title

Participation Survey, 2023-2024

Creator

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Study number / PID

9350 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-9350-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Participation Survey is a continuous push-to-web survey of adults aged 16 and over in England. It serves as a successor to the Taking Part survey, which ran for 16 years as a continuous face to face survey. Paper surveys are available for those not digitally engaged. Fieldwork started in October 2021 and it is envisaged that the survey will be a key evidence source for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and its sectors by providing statistically representative national estimates of adult engagement with the DCMS sectors. The survey’s main objectives are to: Provide a central, reliable evidence source that can be used to analyse cultural, digital, and sporting engagement, providing a clear picture of why people do or do not engage. Provide data at a county level to meet user needs, including providing evidence for the levelling up agenda. Underpin further research on driving engagement and the value and benefits of engagement.Further information on the survey can be found on the gov.uk Participation Survey webpage.The Participation survey is a continuous push to web survey of adults aged 16 and over in England. There are paper surveys available for those not digitally engaged. Fieldwork started in October 2021 and will be a main evidence source for DCMS/ACE and its sectors by providing statistically representative national estimates of adult engagement with the DCMS/ACE sectors. The survey’s main objectives are to: - Provide a central, reliable evidence source that can be used to analyse cultural, digital, and sporting engagement, providing a clear picture of why people do or do not engage. - Provide data at a county level to meet user needs, including providing evidence for the leveling up agenda. - Underpin further research on driving engagement and the value and benefits of engagement. For 2023-2024 annual data the fieldwork period was from 9th...
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Methodology

Data collection period

08/05/2023 - 03/04/2024

Country

England

Time dimension

Repeated cross-sectional study

Analysis unit

Individuals
National

Universe

Adults (aged 16 years and over) resident in England between 1st May 2023 - 31 March 2024.

Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Funding information

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2025

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

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