§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is the current breakdown by(a) age, (b) sex and (c) socio-economic background of visitors to the (i) Victoria and Albert Museum, (ii) British Museum, (iii) National Museum of Science and Industry, (iv) Imperial War Museum, (v) National Gallery, (vi) National Maritime Museum, (vii) Natural History Museum and (viii) Tate Gallery. [19509]
§ Mr. Chris SmithThe best available survey information is in the following tables. Figures relate to periods from 1995 to date.
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(a) Age of visitors Age band Percentage (i) Victoria and Albert Museum Up to 24 21 25–34 20 35–44 20 45–54 21 55 and over 17 (ii) British Museum 0–16 15 17–24 11 25–34 24 35–44 25
(a) Age of visitors Age band Percentage 45–54 12 55–64 7 65 and over 7 (iii) National Museum of Science and Industry 15–34 36 35 and over 64 (iv) Imperial War Museum 0–15 12 16–24 16 25–44 30 45–59 20 60 and over 22 (v) National Gallery 15–34 44 35–54 35 55 and over 21 (vi) National Maritime Museum 18–24 10 25–34 18 35–44 25 45–54 22 55–64 13 65 and over 12 (vii) Natural History Museum 0–4 8 5–10 20 11–14 10 15–18 4 19–24 9 25–34 17 35–54 26 55 and over 6 (viii) Tate Gallery 15–24 26 25–34 24 35–44 15 45–54 17 55 and over 19
(b) Male/female percentages Male Percentage Female Percentage Victoria and Albert Museum 43 57 British Museum 46.5 53.5 National Museum of Science and Industry 56 44 Imperial War Museum 65 35 National Gallery 49 51 National Maritime Museum 61 39 Natural History Museum 60 50 Tate Gallery 45 55 216W
(c) Socio-economic background of visitors A or B percentage C1 percentage C2, D or E percentage Victoria and Albert Museum1 89 — 11 British Museum 41.2 50 8.8 National Museum of Science and Industry 52 34 14 Imperial War Museum 47 33 17 National Gallery2 49 31 9
(c) Socio-economic background of visitors A or B percentage C1 percentage C2, D or E percentage National Maritime Museum 34 45 21 Natural History Museum 41 38 21 Tate Gallery1 91 — 8 Figures from free institutions are more prone to error than from those which charge. Some institutions have no data available on the composition of educational groups and information on schoolchildren is frequently omitted. Figures for the National Museum of Science and Industry and the Imperial War Museum are for the principal site only. Some totals do not sum to 100 per cent. due to rounding.
1Figures for AB include C1.
2Not specified: 10 per cent.