Local Area Arts Participation Study 1992

Using list-assisted random digit dialing, households were sampled in each of the sites until the goal of approximately 400 telephone interviews was achieved (600 in the Philadelphia area), for a total of about 5,000 respondents. A stratified sampling approach was taken in several of the sites (see below for site-specific details). For each household sampled, the person over 18 who had the most recent birthday was the eligible respondent. Up to 6 attempts were made to obtain an answered call for each residential number dialed. The average survey length was 17 minutes. Abt Associates of Cambridge, MA conducted the interviews over a three-month period from February 12 to May 15, 1992. The Aggregate file has 95 variables. The number of variables in the local survey datasets ranges from 105 to 130. Broward County: A total of 403 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area includes all of Broward County, including the communities of Pompano Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, and Hollywood. Spanish-speaking interviewers were used, as needed, to conduct interviews. Chicago: A total of 401 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area includes five northeastern Illinois counties: Cook, Kane, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, and Will, representing a large geography around Chicago. Dade County: A total of 402 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area includes two sub-areas of Dade County: telephone exchanges with a high percentage of minority population (179 completed interviews) and all remaining telephone exchanges in Dade County (223 completed interviews). In Dade County, telephone exchanges with a high percentage of minority populations were over-sampled to facilitate analysis between minority and non-minority participation. The desired sample size was split proportional to their total populations. An analysis of the ZIP Codes of respondents shows that the sample is concentrated in the immediate area around downtown Miami. Spanish-speaking interviewers were used, as needed, to conduct interviews. A total of 85 interviews, or 21 percent of the sample, were conducted in Spanish. Las Vegas: A total of 402 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area included 28 Nevada Zip Codes covering the greater Las Vegas area, including Henderson and Boulder City, representing a population of 755,000 people. Philadelphia: A total of 607 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area includes the Philadelphia Metropolitan Statistical Area which includes three New Jersey counties (Gloucester, Camden and Burlington) and five Pennsylvania counties (Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks). A high minority population subarea within the City of Philadelphia was over-sampled in order to increase the sample size of minority respondents. Pittsburgh: A total of 411 telephone interviews were completed in Allegheny County. The county was divided into two sub-areas for sampling -- the City of Pittsburgh and the remainder of Allegheny County -- representing a population of 1.34 million people. The desired sample size was approximately 200 completed interviews for each sub-area. Reno: A total of 401 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area included 14 Nevada Zip Codes covering the greater Reno/Sparks area, representing a population of 248,000 people. Rural Nevada: A total of 401 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area consisted of ten communities -- Carson City, Ely, Elko/Carlin, Fallon, Minden/Gardenville, Lincoln County, Tomopah/Goldfield, Virginia City, Winnemucca, and Yerrington -- representing a population of 147,000 people. The sample was allocated to the ten communities proportional to their population share. San Jose: A total of 401 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area includes all of Santa Clara County, excluding telephone exchanges (408) 842, 847, and 848 (Gilroy Area). Spanish-speaking interviewers were used, as needed, to conduct interviews. Seattle: A total of 406 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area includes all of King County, including Seattle and Bellevue. Sedona: A total of 402 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area includes all of Sedona, southern Coconino County, and western Yavapai County. Telephone exchanges 204, 282, and 284 were sampled (Area Code 602). Winston-Salem: A total of 403 telephone interviews were completed. The sampled area includes all of Forsyth County, including Winston-Salem (does not include Greensboro or High Point).