Culture, arts and heritage statistics
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This series of publications provides information on adults and young peoples’ experience of culture, arts and heritage in Northern Ireland.
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic there was a reduction in the number of questions included in the Continuous Household Survey between 2020/21-2022/23. As a result only the Headline statistics reports were produced for those years.
Experience by adults
- Experience of culture, arts and heritage by adults in Northern Ireland 2023/24
- Experience of culture and the arts by adults in Northern Ireland 2019/20
- Experience of culture and the arts in Northern Ireland 2018/19
- Experience of culture and the arts in Northern Ireland 2017/18
- Experience of culture and the arts by adults in Northern Ireland 2016/17
- Experience of the arts in Northern Ireland 2015/16
- Experience of museums and science centres in Northern Ireland 2015/16
- Experience of the public library service in Northern Ireland 2015/16
- Experience of the arts by adults in Northern Ireland 2014/15
- Experience of museums and science centres by adults in Northern Ireland 2014/15
- Experience of the public library service by adults in Northern Ireland 2014/15
- Experience of museums and science centres in Northern Ireland 2013/14
- Experience of museums and science centres by adults in Northern Ireland 2012/13
- Experience of Museums and science centres by adults in Northern Ireland 2011/12
Experience by young people
- Experience of culture, arts and heritage by young people in Northern Ireland 2022
- Experience of culture and the arts by young people in Northern Ireland 2019
- Experience of culture and the arts by young people in Northern Ireland 2016
- Experience of museums and science centres by young people in Northern Ireland 2013
- Young people and museums 2010
Creative industries
The following publication provides statistics on key economic estimates for the Creative Industries for Northern Ireland:
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2024
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2023
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2022
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2021
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2020
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2019
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2018
Ad hoc culture and arts reports/research
- Volunteering in culture and arts by adults in Northern Ireland 2013/14
- Impact of poverty on engagement in the arts in Northern Ireland
- An analysis of the creative industries in Northern Ireland
- Mapping of government funded arts venues, activities and festivals in Northern Ireland 2011/12
- An assessment of the social impact of arts learning programmes
- Impact of poverty on attendance at museums in Northern Ireland
- Mapping of accredited museums and science centres in Northern Ireland
- An assessment of the social impact of museum and library learning programmes
- Digest of statistics for museums in Northern Ireland 2011
- Mapping the library service in Northern Ireland
- Impact of poverty on attendance at libraries in Northern Ireland
- Willingness to pay study into the value placed on public libraries in Northern Ireland
- Review of DCAL funded learning programmes delivered by Libraries NI
- An assessment of the social impact of museum and library learning programmes
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