This statistic displays the share of adults who played a musical instrument in England over the last 12 months, as of annual surveys conducted between 2005/06 and 2016/17. According to the 2016/17 survey, 3.6 percent had played a musical instrument to an audience or rehearsed for a performance, while 11.7 percent of respondents had played for their own pleasure.
Share of adults who played a musical instrument in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (April 26, 2018). Share of adults who played a musical instrument in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/555767/adults-playing-musical-instruments-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who played a musical instrument in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*." Chart. April 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555767/adults-playing-musical-instruments-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2018). Share of adults who played a musical instrument in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555767/adults-playing-musical-instruments-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Played a Musical Instrument in The Last Year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555767/adults-playing-musical-instruments-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who played a musical instrument in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555767/adults-playing-musical-instruments-uk-england/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Share of adults who played a musical instrument in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17* [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), April 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/555767/adults-playing-musical-instruments-uk-england/