The Table below shows the results of a survey that asked 6800 Scottish adults (aged 16 years and over) whether they had taken part in different cultural activities in the past 12 months.

The Table below shows the results of a survey that asked 6800 Scottish adults (aged 16 years and over) whether they had taken part in different cultural activities in the past 12 months.
The table illustrates the results of research undertaken in Scotland with adults aged from 16-74 to assess their involvement in a variety of cultural activities over a 12-month period.
Overall
, it is evident that participation in any
performance
and crafts were the most popular for all
age
groups. The highest participation in any activities was seen in the 16-24
age
group, with 35% and 30% respectively doing
performance
and visual arts.
In contrast
, other activities were much lower, particularly those computer-based, at only 10%. Turning to the older
age
groups, like the under 25s, the highest participation rate seen for 25-44-year-olds was in
performance
, though
this
was much lower, at only 22%. A similar rate of 22% was evident for the most popular activity for the 45-74
age
group, which was crafts. Again, the popularity of computers was very low for all those who were 25 plus, as was interest in writing. Taking all
age
groups together, it can be seen that
performance
and crafts were the most popular, at over 19%,
whereas
cultural purchases and visual arts were slightly less popular at 16% and 15% respectively.
Finally
, little interest was shown in writing and computing
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