| 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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