Taking Part Survey: Free Time Activities Focus Report, 2017/18

Taking Part is a household survey in England and measures engagement with the cultural sectors. The data are widely used by policy officials, practitioners, academics and charities. This report presents the latest headline estimates of how adults (16+) spent their free time for the year April 2017 to March 2018.

In 2017/18:

• Playing video or computer games was the least popular activity amongst both men and women. Nearly half of women who played computer games did so daily, compared to only a third of men.
• 90% of people watched the news on TV, and over half did so daily. The BBC website was the most popular source of news online.
• About one in three people who visited a heritage site or museum, or who attended or participated in an arts activity, rated their experience 10 out of 10.