Understanding changes to perceived socioeconomic and psychosocial adversities during COVID-19 for UK freelance cultural workers

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of freelancers included in the follow-up interviews for this study.

Number of participants	16
Profession	Contemporary Dance Teacher (1)
	Film and TV Producer (2)
	Independent Theatre Producer and Arts Administrator (1)
	Musician (4)
	Playwright/Theatre/Opera Director (3)
	Independent Production Associate – arts and film (1)
	Stage Actor (1)
	Screen Actor (1)
	Visual Artist (2)
Age	22–53 (35.4)
Gender	Male (5)
	Female (11)
Ethnicity	Black Other (1)
	Indian (1)
	White & Black British (1)
	White & Black Caribbean (2)
	White British (9)
	White Other (2)

Figure 1. Themes and subthemes constructed from the rapid analytic process

Table 2. Funding received by participants who left the cultural industries or became unemployed.

Participant ID	Gov funding interview 1	Gov funding interview 2	National arts council funding	Other funding	Changes to career reported at time of second interview
13	No	No	No	No	Part-time non-arts work
19	No	No	No	No	No arts work/unemployed
12	Yes	No	Yes	No	Part-time non-arts work
11	No	Yes	No	Local authority	Part-time non-arts work
17	No	Yes	Yes	No	Full-time non-arts work