Existing Data

What's out there and how can it help us?

Type of Information
What is it?
What does it do?
Target Index Group (TGI)
Market research providing comparable consumer insights. Main source of longitudinal data on arts attendance
Looks at frequency of attendance for categories of arts events and is weighted by demographics
Area Profile Reports
Arts Council service that profiles the population (postal or drive-time)
Uses ACORN categories, Census of Population and TGI data
Provides  information about the population in a defined area as a whole and then for each postal sector within that area
Taking Part
Survey commissioned by DCMS to collect data on engagement in culture, leisure and sport
Investigates levels of engagement for categories of arts events and also motivations, barriers and socio-demographics
Arts Audience Insight
Arts Council’s national in-depth segmentation framework of arts engagement
Uses TGI and Taking Part data
Profiles 13 segments by their patterns and attitudes to arts engagements. Can segment by region, council areas and database
A Classification Of Residential Neighborhoods (ACORN) and Mosaic
Classification systems that segments and profiles the population by postcode
Profiles your database into categories, groups and types by their demographics, lifestyle and characteristics
Audience Research
Collection of data via questionnaires, focus groups, mystery shopping, box office analysis
Qualitative data of your target segment which could include their preferences, perceptions and attitudes

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