The Table below shows the results of a survey that asked 6800 Scottish adults - Ielts Academic Writing Task 1

The Table below shows the results of a survey that asked 6800 Scottish adults (aged 16 years and over) whether they had taken part in different cultural activities in the past 12 months.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Ielts Academic Writing Task 1

Participation in cultural activities, by age
	16-24	25-44	45-74	All aged 16 and over
	%	%	%	%
Any performance*	35	22	17	22
Undertaking any crafts	11	17	22	19
Cultural purchases	11	17	18	16
Any visual arts	30	16	11	15
Any writing	17	6	5	7
Computer based	10	9	5	6
* Dancing, singing, playing musical instruments and acting

The given table depicts the age wise details of participation by 6800 Scottish adults in an array of cultural activities.

The table shows that most of participants aged between 16-24 took part in any performance (35%) - dancing, singing, playing musical instruments and acting –; while least number of people participated in computer based activities (10%).

Similarly, most participants in 25-44 age group took part in any performance (22%), whereas only 6% went for any writing activity.

Most of people aged with 45-74 years participated in Undertaking any crafts while only 5% went for any writing and computer based activities each.

In an overall, all participants aged 16 and above took part in any performance (22%) while least number of people participated in computer based activities (6%).

To sum up the assessment, most of the participants seemed to be more inclined to any activity – closely followed by undertaking any crafts; cultural purchases; any visual arts; any writing, whilst least number of participants seemed inclined to computer based activities.