The table below shows the results of a 20-year study into why adults in the UK attend arts events. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

The table below illustrates the main four reasons for adult's desire to visit

arts

events in the UK over the past 20

years

. What is noticeable, is that a tendency to attend

arts

due to

the reason to see a specific performer was the major,

while

the least important was work and business purposes. In general, the percentage of society who visited the

arts

due to

the desire to see specific artists was quite stable throughout the twenty-year period,varying from 58% 20

years

ago, 55% 10

years

ago and 56% today. Indicators which show people's involvement in

this

field

due to

the business or work goals show similarity in stability , but from 6% 20

years

ago to 11% present-day. Looking more closely, it can be seen that the percentage of people accompanying children has increased dramatically from 9% 20

years

ago to just under a quarter today.

On the other hand

, a reason for attending

arts

because of special occasions or celebrations has dropped significantly from 27% 20

years

ago to 20% 10

years

ago and it reached the lowest point of 9% today.

Overall

, a tendency to grow in

a

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number of public who attend art accompanying children can be observed,

while

special occasions became the less common reason. It is predicted , that fewer people will choose to visit an

arts

event as a form of celebration.