Table 1. Performing arts professionals’ characteristics.
Characteristic | Performing arts professionals N = 1,427 |
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Age | |
Mean, years (SD) | 43.9 (15.0) |
Median, years | 42 |
Range | 18–89 |
18–19, years | 1 (<1%) |
20–29, years | 293 (21%) |
30–39, years | 349 (24%) |
40–49, years | 262 (18%) |
50–59, years | 258 (18%) |
60–69, years | 188 (13%) |
70–79, years | 63 (4%) |
80–89, years | 9 (<1%) |
Prefer not to say | 4 (<1%) |
Gender | |
Female | 784 (55%) |
Male | 622 (44%) |
Non-binary or other | 12 (1%) |
Prefer not to say | 9 (1%) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 1,270 (89%) |
Black | 41 (3%) |
Asian | 16 (1%) |
Any other ethnic group | 83 (6%) |
Prefer not to say | 17 (1%) |
Highest level of education completed or in progressa | |
No schooling completed | 8 (1%) |
GCSEs | 46 (3%) |
BTECs | 22 (2%) |
A Levels or IB | 71 (5%) |
Trade, technical, or vocational training | 152 (11%) |
Undergraduate degree | 644 (45%) |
Postgraduate degree | 342 (24%) |
Other | 136 (10%) |
Prefer not to say | 6 (<1%) |
Length of time working in the performing arts | |
Under 1 year | 55 (4%) |
1–5 years | 229 (16%) |
6–9 years | 166 (12%) |
Over 10 years | 973 (68%) |
Prefer not to say | 4 (<1%) |
aNotes. GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education, BTEC stands for Business and Technology Education Council diploma, A Level stands for Advanced Level, IB stands for International Baccalaureate.