As restrictions are lifted, how much do you expect to spend on culture and leisure activities compared to last year?

Summary

  • In this wave of research, more residents expect to spend more on culture and leisure activities (30% compared to 8% in W1).
  • The majority of 16-24 year olds expect to spend more on culture and leisure activities (69%) which differs to the overall trend by age in which the younger the resident, the more they expect to spend less.
  • Women and households with children mostly expect to spend less on culture and leisure activities (41% and 43% respectively).

W1/W2 Sample chart:
This chart shows that significantly more residents expect to spend more on culture and leisure activities in the following year in wave 2 (30% compared to 8% in wave 1).

Sample chart

Base W1: 1,772 | W2: 1,158

Age chart:
This chart shows that the majority of 16-24 year olds expect to spend more on culture and leisure activities in the following year (69%) which differs to the overall trend by age in which the younger the resident, the more they expect to spend less. The likelihood to spend the same on culture and leisure activities increases with age whilst the proportion spending less decreases.

Age chart

Base 16-24: 130 | 25-34: 248 | 35-44: 192 | 45-54: 196 | 55-64: 151 | 65+: 192 

Gender chart:
This chart shows that females are more likely to expect they will spend less on culture and leisure activities (41%) than males (28%).

Gender chart

Base Male: 546 | Female: 558 

Household Composition:
This chart shows that households with children are more likely to expect they will spend less on culture and leisure activities (43%) than those with no children (33%).

Household composition chart

Base Households with children: 314 | Households with no children: 751