The Performing Arts Retirement Research Survey Question Title * 1. In which category of the industry do you mainly work? Please feel free to choose more than one category but do not tick ones in which you only work occasionally. Performer - actor Performer - singer Performer - dancer Performer - comic / variety / burlesque Performer - musician Performer - other Creative - director Creative - choreographer / movement director Creative - composer Creative - musical director / arranger Creative - writer Creative - other Creative - set designer Creative - costume designer Creative - wigs / hair designer Creative - lighting designer Creative - sound designer Supply agencies - ticketing services Supply agencies - costume hire Supply agencies - storage facility Supply agencies - printers Supply agencies - lighting hire company Supply agencies - sound hire company Supply agencies - props making / hire company Supply agencies - costume hire company Supply agencies - other Production support - general manager Production support - production manager Production support - company manager Production support - casting director Production support - producer Production support - marketing & comms Production support - agent Production support - chaperone Production support - other Technical - stage Management Technical - lighting Technical - sound Technical - wigs, hair and make up Technical - wardrobe Technical - venue/in-house staff Technical - freelance production staff Question Title * 2. What is your age group? 18-25 26-39 40-55 56-65 66-75 75-99 100+ Question Title * 3. What is your gender? Female Male Non-binary Other Question Title * 4. Where is your home address? London South-East England South-West England East Midlands England West Midlands England North West England North East England Yorkshire and The Humber England East England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Other Question Title * 5. What are your living circumstances? Home owner Private renter Social housing In care (private or state) Sheltered or assisted living (private or state) No fixed abode Question Title * 6. What is your living situation? Living alone Living with partner(s) Shared accommodation Other Question Title * 7. What is your income before deductions, as an annual average over the last 5 years? Less the £12.5k p.a. £12.5 - £20k p.a. £20 - £30k p.a. £30 - £40k p.a. £40 - £50k p.a. £50 - £70k p.a. £70 - £100k p.a. Over £100k p.a. Question Title * 8. Employment status - tick any that apply? PAYE Self-employed Director of a company Director of a VAT registered company Director of a limited company Director of a VAT registered limited company Question Title * 9. Do you receive any state benefits? Tick any that apply. Housing benefit Universal credit PIP ESA Pension or tax credit Child benefit Question Title * 10. Do you have any savings? None Up to £5k £5k - £10k £10k - £15k £15k - £20k Over £20k Question Title * 11. Do you have any debt (excluding mortgage debt) - loans, credit cards etc? None Up to £5k £5k - £10k £10k - £15k £15k - £20k Over £20k Question Title * 12. Are you currently paying into a pension? Tick any that apply. No Yes - state pension Yes - employee pension Yes - private pension Yes - other Question Title * 13. Do you have an industry pension? Tick any that apply. No Yes - Equity pension Yes - BECTU pension Yes - MU pension Yes other Question Title * 14. If you do have a pension, excluding the state pension, at what age did you start paying in it? Question Title * 15. If you answered yes to Q14, at what age do you anticipate accessing this pension? Question Title * 16. Financially, do you anticipate being able to retire fully? If 'yes'at what age? Question Title * 17. Do you envisage having to keep working in the future, being semi-retired financially, at a point, regardless of whether you wish to continue working for other reasons? Question Title * 18. Do you estimate you will have enough to retire when you want to? Yes No Question Title * 19. Do you feel you have enough knowledge about pensions? Yes No Question Title * 20. Have you received financial advice generally during your career? Yes No Question Title * 21. If you have not retired yet, do you feel prepared for retirement? Tick any that apply. Financially - yes Financially - no Socially - yes Socially - no Question Title * 22. How does the thought of stopping work / retiring make you feel? Question Title * 23. If you are under 50 years old, have you considered you may go into care or assisted / sheltered living in later life? Yes No Question Title * 24. Do you anticipate living or returning to live with family in later life? Yes No Maybe Question Title * 25. Do you anticipate living independently in retirement? Yes No Maybe Question Title * 26. Do you feel there is any possibility you may be homeless at some point? Yes No Maybe Question Title * 27. Would you consider assisted living in a performing arts retirement community? Yes No Maybe Question Title * 28. Does the fact that it would be a performing arts community make it more or less attractive? Yes, more attractive No, it makes it less attractive Neutral Question Title * 29. Are you filling this form in on behalf of a family member in care? Yes No Question Title * 30. Did you train? Tick any that apply. Yes - at a specialist institution Yes - at university Yes - in another industry first On the job Question Title * 31. Have you ever left the profession, even temporarily, to go into another sector? Yes No Question Title * 32. Do you have a side hustle or secondary job? Yes No Question Title * 33. Have you moved through two or more roles in the entertainment industry? Yes No Question Title * 34. Have you ever been homeless due to financial reasons? Yes No Question Title * 35. Have you ever been unable to eat or missed meals due to financial reasons? Yes No Question Title * 36. Have you ever had to borrow money from family or friends to survive? Yes No Question Title * 37. Have you ever had to return to living with your parents (or not left home) for financial reasons? Yes for less than 5 years as an adult Yes for 5-10 years as an adult Yes for more than 10 years as an adult No Question Title * 38. Have you ever claimed state benefits? Yes No Question Title * 39. Have you ever had to turn work down for financial reasons (eg. unable to afford travel costs or accommodation)? Yes No Question Title * 40. Has your financial situation ever impacted either your physical or mental health? Physical but not mental health Mental but not physical health Both Neither Thank you for taking the time and trouble to complete this survey. Your information will be collated as anonymous data and then deleted. We are deeply grateful for everyone in the entertainment industry who has helped out with this. Please do pass the survey on to anyone you want in the industry. Done