Previous research has shown the benefits of arts and cultural engagement for physical, mental and social wellbeing. This engagement is socially and geographically patterned. Yet it remains unclear whether place-based attributes are associated with engagement behaviour independent of individual factors. Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to robustly disentangle associations between geographical deprivation and arts engagement from the individual socio-demographic factors that tend to correlate with residential locations. Two different samples drawn from two representative surveys of adults living in England were compared – Understanding Society Wave 2 (2010/12) (N = 14,782) and Taking Part survey (2010/11) (N = 4575). Propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to investigate the association between neighbourhood deprivation (20% most deprived vs 20% least deprived) and arts engagement (arts participation, cultural attendance and museums and heritage engagement). Higher levels of neighbourhood deprivation were associated with lower arts, culture and heritage engagement independent of individuals’ demographic backgrounds, socio-economic characteristics and regional locations. When exploring subcategories of deprivation, similar results were obtained across deprivation domains. Results were also consistent when using more distinct categories of deprivation (i.e. 10% most deprived vs 10% least deprived) and when comparing people living in the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods with those living in the 40% medium-deprived areas. This study is the first to apply a robust PSM technique to examine the association between neighbourhood deprivation and arts engagement using two nationally-representative samples. Results show that neighbourhood deprivation may act as a barrier that could prevent people from engaging in the arts, which in turn may exacerbate social and health inequalities. This highlights the importance of place-based schemes that focus on increasing individual motivation and capacity to engage in arts and cultural activities, especially in areas of high deprivation.

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邻里剥夺与艺术、文化和遗产参与之间的关联：来自两个具有全国代表性的样本的证据

先前的研究表明，艺术和文化参与对身体、心理和社会福祉有好处。这种参与具有社会和地理模式。然而，目前尚不清楚基于地点的属性是否与独立于个体因素的参与行为相关联。因此，这项横断面研究的目的是从倾向于与居住地点相关的个人社会人口因素中有力地解开地域剥夺和艺术参与之间的关联。对从居住在英格兰的成年人的两项代表性调查中抽取的两个不同样本进行了比较——了解社会浪潮 2 (2010/12) (N = 14,782) 和参与调查 (2010/11) (N = 4575)。倾向得分匹配 (PSM) 被用于调查邻里剥夺（20% 最缺乏对 20% 最缺乏）与艺术参与（艺术参与、文化参与以及博物馆和遗产参与）之间的关联。较高程度的邻里剥夺与较低的艺术、文化和遗产参与相关，独立于个人的人口背景、社会经济特征和区域位置。在探索剥夺的子类别时，在剥夺域中获得了类似的结果。当使用更不同的剥夺类别（即 10% 最贫困对 10% 最贫困）以及比较生活在 20% 最贫困社区的人和居住在 40% 中等贫困地区的人时，结果也是一致的。本研究首次应用稳健的 PSM 技术，使用两个具有全国代表性的样本来检验邻里剥夺与艺术参与之间的关联。结果表明，邻里剥夺可能成为阻碍人们从事艺术的障碍，这反过来又可能加剧社会和健康不平等。这凸显了以地方为基础的计划的重要性，这些计划侧重于提高个人参与艺术和文化活动的动力和能力，尤其是在高度贫困地区。这反过来可能会加剧社会和健康不平等。这凸显了以地方为基础的计划的重要性，这些计划侧重于提高个人参与艺术和文化活动的动力和能力，尤其是在高度贫困地区。这反过来可能会加剧社会和健康不平等。这凸显了以地方为基础的计划的重要性，这些计划侧重于提高个人参与艺术和文化活动的动力和能力，尤其是在高度贫困地区。