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CHAPTER 3: ATTENDANCE AT CULTURAL AND SPORTS EVENTS

OUTSIDE SCHOOL

Events attended out of school time

3.1 Young people are most likely to have been to see films and live sporting events on a regular basis ³ in the last 12 months. Far fewer have gone regularly, if at all, to any of the other events listed in the survey (see Table 3.1 below).

3.2 While film and sporting events are the most popular activities among both boys and girls and for all age groups, there are some variations to highlight:

• Girls are more likely than boys to have been to see films regularly, with 12 year old (44%) and 15 year old girls (47%) most likely to have done so;
• Boys are much more likely to have gone to sporting events or matches on a regular basis, with very little variation between different aged boys;
• Young people who live in households where both parents work are significantly more likely to have been to the cinema on a regular basis (40%) than those with no parents working (30%);
• As might be expected because of the lack of facilities close by, young people living in rural areas are much less likely to have seen a film on a regular basis than their peers living in urban areas (25% vs. 42%)

Table 3.1: Events been to outside of school time

Differences by gender

3.3 Girls tend to go to a greater number of events than boys, with more than two in five girls (42%) having been to 4+ events, compared with just over a quarter of boys (27% - see Figure 3.1 below).

Figure 3.1: Number of events been to in the last 12 months (excluding school trips)

Base: All respondents aged 12-15 (1,759)

INSIDE SCHOOL

Events attended as part of school trip

3.4 Three-quarters of young people (74%) have been to at least one of the events listed in the survey, with watching a film the most widespread activity (49%), particularly among S1 pupils (60%).

3.5 On the whole, girls are more likely to have been to events as part of a school trip (see Table 3.2 below). They are significantly more likely than boys to have been to an exhibition or collection relating to the arts; seen performance street arts; been to see a theatrical performance; and been to a dance event. Boys, however, are much more likely to have been to see a film or a live sporting event.

3.6 As with activities participated in whilst at school, girls are more likely to have been to a greater number of events as part of a school trip than boys: nearly one in five (18%) have been to four or more events, compared with just 13% of boys. S1 pupils are most likely to have been to four or more events (20%).

Differences by socio-economic status and area

3.7 There are some differences worth noting relating to the socio-economic status of the young person's household and the type of area where they live. For example, those living in a household where at least one parent works are significantly more likely to have been to four or more events than those with no parent working (17% vs. 11%).

3.8 Those living in an urban area are more likely to have been to see a theatrical performance (27%, compared with 23% of rural dwellers). Those living in a rural area, however, are significantly more likely to have been to a live sporting event or match in the last 12 months (36%, compared with 28% of urban residents).

Table 3.2: Attending events as part of school trip

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