Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Taking Part survey collects data on many aspects of leisure, culture and sport in England, as well as an in-depth range of socio-demographic information on respondents. The survey is commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with three of its non-departmental public bodies (Sport England, Arts Council England and English Heritage). The survey was first commissioned in 2005 as a face-to-face household survey of adults (16+) in England. Since then it has run annually and has also been developed to include further elements, including a child element and a longitudinal element. Further information can be found on the Gov.uk Taking Part web pages.
The Taking Part: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Host Borough Survey was a one-off, area-specific survey that covered only the six Olympic host boroughs (Barking and Dagenham, Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest) rather than the whole of England. It was commissioned to inform the 'Meta-Evaluation of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games', which is assessing the impacts and legacy of the Games. The survey gathered information on the views, behaviours and attitudes of the residents of the host boroughs, and will form a key part of the assessment of the impact of the Games on East London. The methodology for this survey was consistent with that of Taking Part. Interviews with 1,320 adults were conducted between 27 February and 27 April 2012.
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Questions on cultural engagement, sports participation, volunteering, Olympic and Paralympic engagement and demographics were replicated directly from the main Taking Part 2011-2012 Survey (see SN 7222). In addition, questions were also included on perceptions of the local area, community cohesion, access to jobs, green issues and sustainability, satisfaction with park legacy plans and the consultation process, and how long respondents had lived in the area.
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Face-to-face interview
