National Performance Framework - disability perspective: analysis

3. Culture

National Outcome: We are creative and our vibrant and diverse culture are expressed and enjoyed widely

In total there are four indicators for Culture in the National Performance Framework. One indicator is not an individual measurement, and one indicator is available at the individual level, but is not broken down by disability. Updated data is available for the remaining two indicators:

Attendance at Cultural Events (Pre COVID-19 Data)

Figure 5, below, demonstrates that disabled people had a significantly lower cultural attendance than non-disabled people in the time period 2018-19. In 2019 just under two thirds (64%) of disabled people had attended or visited a cultural event or place in the 12 months compared to 87% of non-disabled people, a gap of 23 percentage points. This provides little change on 2018.

Participation in a Cultural Activity (Pre COVID-19 Data)

Figure 6, below, demonstrates in 2018 and 2019 disabled people were significantly less likely to participate in a cultural activity than non-disabled people. In 2018 under three quarters (71%) of disabled people had participated in a cultural activity in the last 12 months (compared to 77% of non-disabled people). This declined slightly in 2019, when just over two thirds (68%) of disabled people having taken part in a cultural activity in the last 12 months, compared to over three quarters (78%) of non-disabled people (a gap of 10 percentage points).