The table below lists links to ad hoc statistical analyses on the Taking Part survey that have not been included in our standard publications.

The People and Nature Survey for England gathers information on people’s experiences and views about the natural environment, and its contributions to our health and wellbeing.

Note that due to planned improvements of this dataset, the structure has changed from previous datasets for alignment with publishing on a new platform. Previous datasets for Y1Q1 to Y1Q3 have been updated accordingly. See Survey Methods and Technical Details page for further information.

The publications report a set of weighted national indicators from the survey, which have been generated using data collected from a sample of approx. 25,000 adults (16+).

To receive updates on the survey, including data releases and publications, sign-up via the https://people-and-nature-survey-defra.hub.arcgis.com/" class="govuk-link">People and Nature User Hub.

The People and Nature Survey for England gathers information on people’s experiences and views about the natural environment, and its contributions to our health and wellbeing. An additional survey was undertaken to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on children’s experience with nature.

The publications report a set of weighted national interim indicators from the survey, which have been generated using data collected from a sample of approx. 1,500 children (8 - 15). A file for use in SPSS is available on request (see User Hub below).

To receive updates on the survey, including data releases and publications, sign-up via the https://people-and-nature-survey-defra.hub.arcgis.com/" class="govuk-link">People and Nature User Hub

The Participation Survey started in October 2021 and is the key evidence source on engagement for DCMS. It is a continuous push-to-web household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England.

The Participation Survey provides nationally representative estimates of physical and digital engagement with the arts, heritage, museums & galleries, libraries and archives, as well as engagement with tourism, major events, live sports and digital.

The Participation Survey is only asked of adults in England. Currently there is no harmonised survey or set of questions within the administrations of the UK. Data on participation in cultural sectors for the devolved administrations is available in the https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-household-survey/" class="govuk-link">Scottish Household Survey, https://gov.wales/national-survey-wales" class="govuk-link">National Survey for Wales and https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/statistics-and-research/culture-and-heritage-statistics" class="govuk-link">Northern Ireland Continuous Household Survey.

The pre-release access document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Participation Survey 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. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material.

Our statistical practice is regulated by the OSR. OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards by emailing evidence@dcms.gov.uk. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website.

The responsible statistician for this release is Alice Louth. For enquiries on this release, contact participationsurvey@dcms.gov.uk.

From 1 April 2012, the British Crime Survey (BCS) will be known as the Crime Survey for England and Wales to better reflect its geographical coverage.

While the survey did previously cover the whole of Great Britain, it ceased to include Scotland in its sample in the late 1980s. There is a separate survey - the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey - covering Scotland.

From 1 April 2012, National Statistics on crime previously published by the Home Office will be published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

For more information see the http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Crime+in+England+and+Wales" class="govuk-link">ONS Crime in England and Wales web page.

Queries regarding these outputs should be directed to crimestatistics@ONS.gov.uk.

Key publications

• http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/consult-bcs-ipvq-2011/hos-response-bcs-ipv-0112" class="govuk-link">Consultation on the British Crime Survey intimate personal violence questionnaire - Response from Home Office Statistics
  19 January 2012
• http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/bcs1011tech1" class="govuk-link">British Crime Survey 2010-11 technical report
  1 December 2011

More publications

• See more http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/" class="govuk-link">crime research and statistics publications
• http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110218135832/http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/index.html" class="govuk-link">Archived RDS website - for publications from before May 2010

Our work

The Crime Survey for England and Wales, previously the British Crime Survey (BCS), is one of the largest social research surveys conducted in England and Wales. It asks people resident in households about their experiences of crime in face-to-face interviews.

In the 2010/11 BCS, around 51,000 people were interviewed, that is, around 47,000 adults aged 16 or over in the main survey and a further 4,000 interviews conducted with children aged 10 to 15. Find out more about this research with children at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/science-research/research-statistics/crime/crime-statistics/bcs-10-15-year-olds/" class="govuk-link">British Crime Survey 10 to 15-year-olds.

Around 1,000 interviews were carried out in each police force area in 2010/11. The overall response rate is currently 76 per cent - among the highest for the large continuous government surveys.

The first survey, in 1982, covered England, Wales and Scotland. Scotland now has its own survey (Scottish Crime & Justice Survey), as does Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Crime & Victimisation Survey).

Technical reports

Crime statisticians produce a technical report providing information on survey design, weighting and survey response every survey year. The latest available is http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/bcs1011tech1" class="govuk-link">British Crime Survey (England and Wales) 2010-11 technical report. See the National Archives for previous technical reports.

The design of the survey has changed over the years but the core set of questions asked about victimisation experiences have remained constant.

BCS datasets

Anonymised datasets from the BCS in SPSS format are available on the http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/" class="govuk-link">UK Data Archive through the http://www.esds.ac.uk/government/" class="govuk-link">Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS). Researchers, including students, who need data for dissertations or practical work can use these datasets.

The BCS is a complex study with data organised at different levels (households, individuals and incidents) but full supporting documentation and metadata are available with access to the data. Users who need help in analysing the data can contact the http://www.esds.ac.uk/government/contact/" class="govuk-link">ESDS Government helpdesk.

Interpersonal violence: question development for the BCS

We commissioned research to review questions in the BCS relating to intimate personal violen

The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has set up a tracking survey to understand and monitor public attitudes to its main business priorities.

The first wave of data was collected between 21 and 25 March 2012 using face-to-face in-home interviews with a representative sample of 2,121 households in the UK. The value of a tracking survey is in looking at how the attitudes change over time so the full value of the findings will only be apparent when we have a number of waves of data.

Here you will find headline findings from the first wave of the survey, along with the questionnaire and a breakdown of the findings.

The survey will run 4 times a year, with questions on issues where we think attitudes might shift quickly or be affected by seasonal changes repeated quarterly.

See information and data relating to all waves of the survey.

The Adults’ People and Nature Survey for England gathers information on people’s experiences and views about the natural environment, and its contributions to our health and wellbeing.

Data is published quarterly as Accredited Official Statistics. Since June 2023 we no longer publish the full dataset on gov.uk. The full dataset will instead be published via https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=2000123" class="govuk-link">UK Data Service.

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to. You can read about how Official Statistics in Defra comply with these standards on the Defra Statistics website.

You are welcome to contact us directly at people_and_nature@naturalengland.org.uk with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website.

To receive updates on the survey, including data releases and publications, sign-up via the https://people-and-nature-survey-defra.hub.arcgis.com/" class="govuk-link">People and Nature User Hub.

The Civil Service conducts a people survey each year. The survey looks at civil servants’ attitudes to and experience of working in government departments.

These are the results of the 2023 People Survey, which was open from 19 September to 23 October.

We have also published a commentary to the data and quality and methodology information document, which covers:

• participating organisations
• how the questionnaires were developed
• employee engagement
• wellbeing indices
• publication including rounding

Tables on:

• satisfaction with local area and accommodation
• problems in local area
• feelings of safety in home and local area
• satisfaction with landlord repairs and maintenance

The previous Survey of English Housing live table number is given in brackets below.

Live tables

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The Community Life Survey is a nationally representative annual survey of adults (16+) in England that tracks the latest trends and developments across areas that are key to encouraging social action and empowering communities. Data collection on the Community Life Survey commenced in 2012/13 using a face-to-face format. During the survey years from 2013/14 to 2015/16 a push-to-web format was tested, which included collecting online/paper data alongside the face-to-face data, before moving fully to a push-to-web format in 2016/17. The results included in this release are based on online/paper completes only, covering the ten survey years from 2013/14, when this method was first tested, to 2023/24.

Fieldwork for 2023/24 was delivered over two quarters (October to December 2023 and January to March 2024) due to an extended period earlier in 2023/24 to develop and implement the boosted design. As such there are two quarterly publications in 2023/24, in addition to this annual publication, which covers the period of October 2023 to March 2024.

The pre-release access list above contains the ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Community Life Survey 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. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material.

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards by emailing evidence@dcms.gov.uk. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/" class="govuk-link">OSR website.

The responsible analyst for this release is Rebecca Wyton. For enquiries on this release, contact communitylifesurvey@dcms.gov.uk

The survey runs annually across the whole of the civil service. The survey looks at civil servants’ attitudes to and experience of working in government departments.

The 2021 People Survey was open from 28 September to 3 November 2021.

See all our people survey results.

Background

The Community Life Survey collects information about the wellbeing of adults (16+).

In October 2018, the Prime Minister launched the government’s first loneliness strategy for England. This statistical release presents the most recent headline findings on levels of loneliness, as well as support networks and social networks.

The Community Life Survey uses the Government Statistical Service (GSS) harmonised principle of loneliness and wellbeing. The estimates presented here are therefore comparable with other surveys that use this principle. However we advise taking caution when comparing measures from different surveys because differences in the methodology (e.g. mode/sampling approach) will all affect estimates. Other statistical data sets that use this definition, and therefore have comparative data, are available from the https://gss.civilservice.gov.uk/policy-store/loneliness-indicators/" class="govuk-link">GSS guidance page. In Annex C there are details of further surveys that have adopted the Government Statistical Service harmonised principles of loneliness and Wellbeing.

Headline Measures – 2020/21

• Average scores for life satisfaction, the extent to how worthwhile the respondent felt things in their life were and happiness have decreased since 2019/20.

• Life satisfaction score was 6.9 (out of 10) in 2020/21, a decrease from 7.0 in 2019/20.

• How happy people felt yesterday decreased from 7.0 (out of 10) in 2019/20 to 6.8 in 2020/21. This has trended downwards from 7.2 in 2015/16.

• Whether people felt the things they did were worthwhile decreased to 7.1 (out of 10) in 2020/21 from 7.3 in 2020/21.

• How anxious people felt yesterday at the time of survey completion averaged at 3.8 (out of 10), which was in line with the figure in 2019/20. This figure has trended upwards from 2015/16 where it was 3.3.

• 6% of respondents (approximately 3 million people in England) said they felt lonely often/always. This is in line with reported loneliness from 2019/20.

• Loneliness was higher for 16-24 year olds, the most deprived and those with a long term limiting illness or disability.

• An indirect loneliness composite score was produced which found significantly higher loneliness scores for those with a long term limiting illness or disability compared to those without.

Further Data

• https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/measuresofnationalwellbeingdashboard/2018-04-25" class="govuk-link">Measures of National Wellbeing Dashboard, which monitors and reports on multiple wellbeing measures.

• Chapter 1 of the Community Life Survey provides estimates on support networks and methods of communicating with friends and family.

• In December 2020, DCMS published the second ’Community Life Survey: Focus on Loneliness’. This used data from the 2019/20 survey, giving more detailed breakdowns by demographics and looking at the link between loneliness and other measures from the survey, such as volunteering and community engagement.

• In June 2020, the Office for National Statistics released a paper titled “https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/coronavirusandlonelinessgreatbritain/3aprilto3may2020" class="govuk-link">Coronavirus and Loneliness, Great Britain”, which gives an overview of how different groups of people experienced loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic. A number of other studies of the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on loneliness have been published. These include the https://www.covidsocialstudy.org/" class="govuk-link">COVID Social Study (conducted by University College London), and the ONS publication https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/mappinglonelinessduringthecoronaviruspandemic/2021-04-07" class="govuk-link">Mapping Loneliness during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Participation Survey has run since October 2021 and is the key evidence source on engagement for DCMS. It is a continuous push to web household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England.

The Participation Survey provides reliable estimates of physical and digital engagement with the arts, heritage, museums & galleries, and libraries, as well as engagement with Tourism, Major Events, Digital and Live Sports.

• Released - 20 April 2022
• Period covered - October to December 2021
• Geographic coverage - National and Regional level data for England.
• Next release date – July 2022 (Annual for 2021/22 and Quarterly for Jan-Mar 2022)

The pre-release access document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Participation Survey 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. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material.

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018), as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority 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.

The responsible statistician for this release is Rishi Vaidya. For enquiries on this release, contact participationsurvey@dcms.gov.uk.

Quarterly and annual reports and data tables of the Participation Survey can be found in our standard publications.

Geographic coverage: England.

The UK innovation survey is part of a wider Community Innovation Survey (CIS) covering European countries. The survey is based on a core questionnaire developed by the European Commission (Eurostat) and member states. This is the eleventh iteration of the survey (CIS 11).

The Civil Service conducts a people survey each year. The survey looks at civil servants’ attitudes to and experience of working in government departments.

These are the results of the 2022 People Survey, which was open from 22 September to 31 October.

We have also published a technical guide, which covers:

• participating organisations
• how the questionnaires were developed
• employee engagement
• wellbeing indices
• publication including rounding

About

The Taking Part Survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of engagement with the arts, heritage, museums, libraries, digital and social networking. It carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.

Released

19 September 2019

Period covered

April 2018 to March 2019

Geographic coverage

National and Regional level data for England.

Next release date

2019/20 results due to be published September 2020.

Summary

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of adult engagement with the arts, heritage, museums, libraries, digital and social networking and of barriers to engagement. The latest data cover the period April 2018 to March 2019.

Statistical worksheets

These spreadsheets contain the data and sample sizes to support the material in this release. Additional spreadsheets have been included for volunteering, charitable giving and archives.

Previous releases

The previous adult biannual Taking Part release was published on 11 June 2019 and the previous adult Taking Part annual release was published on 30th August 2018. Both releases also provide spreadsheets containing the data and sample sizes for each sector included in the survey.

Pre-release access

The document above 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. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material.

The UK Statistics Authority

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018), as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority 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.

The responsible statistician for this release is Ed Pyle. For enquiries on this release, contact Ed Pyle on 07557 608174 or Maria Willoughby on 020 7211 6771.

For any further queries contact them or the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gov.uk.

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Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

The People and Nature Survey for England gathers information on people’s experiences and views about the natural environment, and its contributions to our health and wellbeing.

This publication reports a set of weighted national indicators from the survey, which have been generated using data collected in July 2021 from a sample of approx. 2,000 adults (16+):

• Gross number of visits taken by adults
• % adults spending time outside in last 12 months by frequency
• % children spending time outside in last 12 months by frequency
• % adults visiting outside in last 14 days
• % adults visiting outside in last 7 days
• % adults visiting outside by place type (e.g. parks) in last month
• % adults agree that natural spaces are ‘Good places for mental health and wellbeing’
• % adults agree natural spaces are ‘Places that encourage physical health and exercise’
• % adults agree having access to a private or shared garden, outdoor space or allotment is important
• % adults agree ‘I feel part of nature’
• % adults agree ‘Being in nature makes me very happy’
• % adults agree that they are taking more time to notice and engage with every day nature
• % adults engagement with nature since coronavirus restrictions began
• % adults behaviour and attitude changes in relation to green and natural spaces since coronavirus restrictions began
• % adults increasing amount of time on certain activities since coronavirus restrictions began
• % adults reducing the amount of; time they travel by car, food their household throws away or meat they eat since coronavirus restrictions began
• % adults prevented from spending time outdoors since coronavirus restrictions began due to certain barriers
• % children spending time outside and engaging with nature since coronavirus restrictions began, as reported by adults

The full associated dataset, and findings from the first year of data, have been published.