Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, 1982: [United States]

This data collection offers information on Americans' participation in the arts, including ballet, opera, plays, museums, and concerts, during 1982. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and conducted by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, this survey was a supplement to a larger national survey, the National Crime Survey (NCS). Data are provided for all household members aged 12 and older (excluding crew members of merchant vessels, armed forces personnel living in military barracks, and institutionalized persons) in sampled households. Respondents were asked about their past-year participation in, and frequency of attending, art performances and events in the following categories: jazz music, classical music, opera, musicals, plays (nonmusical), ballet, other dance, art museums, arts-crafts fairs, and historical park/design sites. Reasons for nonparticipation were also collected. Additionally, demographic information including age, sex, race, marital status and education level is available.

本数据集收录了1982年美国民众参与艺术活动的相关信息，涵盖芭蕾、歌剧、戏剧、博物馆参观及音乐会等范畴。本调查由美国国家艺术基金会（National Endowment for the Arts）赞助，美国商务部人口普查局（United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census）执行，是大型全国性调查《全国犯罪调查（National Crime Survey, NCS）》的补充项目。调查样本覆盖抽样家庭中所有12岁及以上的家庭成员，排除商船船员、居住在军营的武装部队人员及机构收容人员。受访对象需回答其过去一年内参与各类艺术演出与活动的情况及出席频次，涉及类别包括：爵士乐演出、古典音乐会、歌剧、音乐剧、话剧（非音乐剧）、芭蕾、其他舞蹈表演、艺术博物馆参观、手工艺市集以及历史公园/设计遗址。调查同时收集了民众未参与艺术活动的原因相关数据。此外，数据集还包含受访对象的人口统计学信息，涵盖年龄、性别、种族、婚姻状况及受教育水平。