- the national survey of culture, leisure & sport
The Taking Part Survey gives detail on adult (16 plus) participation and attendance covering all Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) sectors, that will provide the ability to carry out statistically robust analysis at cross-sectoral, socio-demographic sub-group and regional levels. It started in July 2005 and will run every year, with an annual sample size of around 27,000 per year.
The Taking Part Survey has a sports element which includes information on participation in active sport, levers and barriers to participation, and other data around volunteering, and specatatorship of sport. On 10 May 2007, the Taking Part Annual Report, based on data from the first year of the survey, was published and this can be accessed by following the link below:
Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, Annual Report 2005/2006
You can find out more about the context and background to the survey, as well as view results and other associated materials, by following the link below: