1. Creates a union of major and minor subdivisions. 2. Extracts layer areas only within the study area. 3. Erases city limits from subdivision layer to select subdivision that exist outside of city limits. 4. Calculates acres of subdivisions outside of city limits. 5. Saves layer attribute table as an Excel spreadsheet.

The latest estimates from the 2010/11 Taking Part adult survey produced by DCMS were released on 30 June 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Released:

30 June 2011
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Period covered:

April 2010 to April 2011
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Geographic coverage:

National and Regional level data for England.
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Next release date:

Further analysis of the 2010/11 adult dataset and data for child participation will be published on 18 August 2011.

Summary

The latest data from the 2010/11 Taking Part survey provides reliable national estimates of adult engagement with sport, libraries, the arts, heritage and museums & galleries. This release also presents analysis on volunteering and digital participation in our sectors and a look at cycling and swimming proficiency in England. The Taking Part survey is a continuous annual survey of adults and children living in private households in England, and carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.

Statistical Report

• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Taking_Part_Y6_Release.pdf" class="govuk-link">Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport 2010/11 (PDF 713kb)
• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Taking_Part_Y6_Release.doc" class="govuk-link">Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport 2010/11 (Word 674kb)

Statistical Worksheets

These spreadsheets contain the data and sample sizes for each sector included in the survey:

• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Y6_Q4_Figures_Arts.xls" class="govuk-link">The Arts (Excel 79kb)
• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Y6_Q4_Figures_Cycling_and_swimming_proficiency.xls" class="govuk-link">Cycling and swimming proficiency (Excel 38kb)
• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Y6_Q4_Figures_Digital_participation.xls" class="govuk-link">Digital Participation (Excel 51kb)
• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Y6_Q4_Figures_Heritage.xls" class="govuk-link">Heritage (Excel 45kb)
• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Y6_Q4_Figures_Libraries.xls" class="govuk-link">Libraries (Excel 42kb)
• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Y6_Q4_Museums_and_Galleries2.xls" class="govuk-link">Museums and Galleries (Excel 43kb)
• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Y6_Q4_Sports2.xls" class="govuk-link">Sport (Excel 44kb)
• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Y6_Q4_Figures_Volunteering.xls" class="govuk-link">Volunteering (Excel 87kb)

Previous release

The previous Taking Part release was published on 31 March 2011 and can be found online.

• http://www.culture.gov.uk/publications/7995.aspx" class="govuk-link">Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport January - December 2010

The UK Statistics Authority

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009), as produced by the http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/" class="govuk-link">UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). The UKSA has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.

Pre-release access

The document below contains a list of Ministers and Officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part data. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

• http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/TP_Pre-release_access_300611.pdf" class="govuk-link">Pre-release access list (PDF 7kb)

The responsible statistician for this release is Neil Wilson. For any queries please contact the Taking Part team on 020 7211 6968 or takingpart@culture.gsi.gov.uk.

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