General Social Survey, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002 with Cultural, Information Security, and Freedom Modules [United States]

The General Social Survey (GSS), conducted annually between 1972 and 1994 (except for 1979, 1981, and 1992) and biennially thereafter by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, collects information from the general public on a wide variety of subjects, including attitudes toward social issues, religion, education, jobs and the economy, government and other institutions, politics, and policy issues. Many questions are asked either in every survey or at various intervals across time, allowing trends to be analyzed. The 1993, 1998, and 2002 GSS are of particular interest to cultural policy researchers because they include a "Cultural Module," a battery of questions focused on culture and the arts. The 1993 Culture Module included questions on musical preferences, leisure and recreational activities, and attitudes toward art and literature. The 1998 Cultural Module included questions on attendance in arts events, personal engagement in artistic activities, attitudes toward art and literature, and attitudes toward arts funding. The 2002 Cultural Module included questions on musical preferences, attendance at arts events, and personal engagement in artistic activities. In 2002, another module on the "Information Society" included questions on the use of the Internet to obtain information about the arts. The 2000 GSS is of particular interest to cultural policy researchers because it included an "Information Society Module," a battery of questions on how people use the World Wide Web to access information about culture and the arts. More specifically, this module asked how people use the Web to learn about music, the visual arts, and literature. The 2000, another module on "Freedom" asked about freedom of expression, among other topics.

《综合社会调查》（GSS）由芝加哥大学国家意见研究中心自1972年至1994年间每年进行（除1979年、1981年和1992年外），此后每两年进行一次，旨在从普通民众中收集关于广泛主题的信息，包括对社会问题、宗教、教育、就业与经济、政府及其他机构、政治和政策问题的态度。许多问题在每次调查中都会被询问，或在时间间隔的各个阶段进行，以便分析趋势。1993年、1998年和2002年的GSS对文化政策研究者尤其具有吸引力，因为它们包含了一个名为“文化模块”的系列问题，专注于文化和艺术。1993年的文化模块包含了关于音乐偏好、休闲和娱乐活动以及对待艺术和文学态度的问题。1998年的文化模块则涉及艺术活动出席情况、艺术活动的个人参与度、对待艺术和文学的态度以及对艺术资助的看法。2002年的文化模块则涵盖了音乐偏好、艺术活动出席情况以及艺术活动的个人参与度。在2002年，还有一个关于“信息社会”的模块，其中包含有关使用互联网获取艺术信息的问题。2000年的GSS对文化政策研究者也颇具价值，因为它包含了一个名为“信息社会模块”的系列问题，探讨了人们如何利用万维网获取有关文化及艺术的信息。更具体地说，该模块询问了人们如何通过互联网了解音乐、视觉艺术和文学。2000年的另一个模块“自由”则涉及表达自由等议题。