The table presents the results identified in a study
for
why British adults attend arts events, broken down into three time periods. Change preposition
on
Overall
, attending for the desire to see a specific artist was the most common reason throughout the given period, Linking Words
whereas
attending for work or business became the least popular in the earlier Linking Words
years
.
In terms of the desire to see a specific performer, the proportion 20 Use synonyms
years
ago was larger than that of 10 Use synonyms
years
ago, at 58% and 55% respectively, Use synonyms
although
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this
figure increased marginally by one percentage point today. The proportion of people who mentioned accompanying children rose steadily from 9% twenty Linking Words
years
ago to 24% Use synonyms
this
year.
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In contrast
, twenty Linking Words
years
ago, the percentage of adults citing special occasions or celebrations accounted for 27%. Use synonyms
However
, Linking Words
this
share dropped to 20% ten Linking Words
years
ago and fell Use synonyms
further
to 9% today, making it the least commonly cited reason at present. Meanwhile, the share of individuals who cited work or business as their main reason grew slightly from 6% to 11%, despite remaining one of the less common reasons.Linking Words