ArticlePublic health panorama : journal of the WHO Regional Office for Europe = Panorama obshchestvennogo zdravookhraneniia2020
Patterns of social inequality in arts and cultural participation: Findings from a nationally representative sample of adults living in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Abstract
Context: A significant amount of literature indicates the health benefits of arts engagement. However, as this engagement is socially patterned, differential access to and participation in the arts may contribute to social and health inequalities. Objective: This study aimed to uncover the patterns of participation in arts activities and engagement with culture and heritage among adults in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and to examine whether such patterns are associated with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Methodology: We applied latent class analysis to data on arts and cultural participation among 30 695 people in the Understanding Society study. Multinomial logistic regression was used to identify predictors for the patterns of activity engagement. Results: For arts participation, adults were clustered into "engaged omnivores," "visual and literary arts," "performing arts" and "disengaged." For cultural engagement, adults were clustered into "frequently engaged," "infrequently engaged" and "rarely engaged." Regression analysis showed that the patterns of arts activity were structured by demographic and socioeconomic factors. Conclusion: This study reveals a social gradient in arts and cultural engagement. Given the health benefits of arts engagement, this suggests the importance of promoting equal access to arts and cultural programmes, to ensure that unequal engagement does not exacerbate health inequalities.
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