The table below shows the results of a 20-year study into why adults in the UK attend arts events.

The table below shows the results of a 20-year study into why adults in the UK attend arts events.
The table indicates the outcomes of a
20-year-study
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20-year study
into 4 reasons for adults participating in
arts
events
.
Overall
, the main cause with the highest percentage over the whole twenty-year period is a desire to see a specific performer or
artists
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.
Additionall
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Additionally
, there has been a rise in
people
attending
events
in order to accompany children and for work-related reasons,
while
fewer
people
choose to attend an
arts
event as a form of celebration. The percentage of
people
accompanying children has shown a significant increase, from 9% 20
years
ago to just under a quarter
today
. There has been
also
a slight increase in the proportion of
people
attending
arts
events
for work or business, from 6% 20
years
ago to just over 10%
today
.
On the other hand
,
the
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participation in
arts
events
due to
special occasions or celebrations fell slightly from 27% 20
years
ago to 20% a decade ago, dropping dramatically to 9%
today
. The proportion of
people
who attended
events
out of a desire to see a particular performer has remained relatively stable throughout the twenty-year period; varying from 58% twenty
years
ago to 56%
today
.

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