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Performance indicators Durham City Council County Durham County Council English average
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The adoption by the authority of a Local Cultural Strategy. % score against the 'Creating Opportunity' checklist 100 0 81.1
The number of physical visits per 1,000 population to public library premises. Based on a sample N/A 4180 6382
% of library users who found a book to borrow N/A 68 70.13
Base numbers for survey N/A 3018 2627.79
Confidence interval for survey N/A 1.2 1.45
% of library users who found the information they were looking for N/A 75 69.16
Base numbers for survey N/A 1772 1389.88
Confidence interval of survey N/A 1.2 1.45
% of library users who were satisfied with the library overall N/A 82 90.54
Base numbers for survey N/A 4577 3324.07
Confidence interval for survey N/A 1.2 1.45
% of residents satisfied with the local authority's sports and leisure facilities 56 50 54.13
Base numbers for survey 1762 1558 1412.99
Confidence interval for survey 2.32 2.48 2.66
% of residents satisfied with the local authority's libraries N/A 72 67.09
Base numbers for survey N/A 1640 1318.53
Confidence interval for survey N/A 2.16 2.57
% of residents satisfied with the local authority's museums N/A 44 42.21
Base numbers for survey N/A 1537 1351.73
Confidence interval for survey N/A 2.48 2.62
% of residents satisfied with the local authority's arts activities and venues 56 47 47.16
Base numbers for survey 1769 1562 1380.73
Confidence interval for survey 2.31 2.47 2.74
% of residents satisfied with the local authority's parks and open spaces 70 68 71.6
Base numbers for survey 1796 1669 1461.79
Confidence interval for survey 2.12 2.24 2.34
Visits to/usage of museums per 1,000 population 872.4 153 * 1027
Number of those visits that were in person per 1,000 population N/A 148 * 510
The number of pupils visiting museums & galleries in organised school groups N/A 4810 6316

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