The table illustrates four reasons why adults in the UK have attended
arts
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events
over the past twenty Use synonyms
years
. The major reason over the whole twenty-year period was a desire to see a specific performer or artist; Use synonyms
while
the least important reason was attending Linking Words
arts
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events
for work-related reasons.
The Use synonyms
percentage
of Use synonyms
people
who attended Use synonyms
events
out of a desire to see a particular performer has remained relatively stable throughout the twenty-year period; varying from 58% twenty Use synonyms
years
ago to 56% Use synonyms
today
.
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On the other hand
, the Linking Words
percentage
of Use synonyms
people
accompanying children has shown a significant increase, from 9% 20 Use synonyms
years
ago to just under a quarter Use synonyms
today
. As far as those who attended Use synonyms
arts
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events
because of special occasions or celebrations are concerned, the Use synonyms
percentage
fell slightly from 27% 20 Use synonyms
years
ago to 20% a decade ago, dropping dramatically to 9% Use synonyms
today
.
There has been a slight increase in the Use synonyms
percentage
of Use synonyms
people
attending Use synonyms
arts
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events
for work or business, from 6% 20 Use synonyms
years
ago to just over 10% Use synonyms
today
.
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Overall
, there has been a rise in Linking Words
people
attending Use synonyms
events
in order to accompany children and for work-related reasons, Use synonyms
while
fewer Linking Words
people
choose to attend an Use synonyms
arts
event as a form of celebration.Use synonyms