Performing Arts Research Coalition 2002: Household Surveys

The Performing Arts Research Coalition 2002: Household Surveys is a collaborative effort of five national service organizations in the performing arts. Residents of ten communities were surveyed on a series of topics related to attendance at performing arts events. The ten communities surveyed were: Alaska, Cincinatti, Denver, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Austin, Boston, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Sarasota (FL) and Washington D.C. Questions were asked regarding rates of participation, the perceived value of the performing arts to individuals and to communities, and barriers to greater attendance. Among other criteria, these communities were selected as study sites because of the presence of financially and managerially strong local arts organizations and because at least three of the five disciplines encompassed by the participating national service organizations were represented in each area. The five participating service organizations in the PARC project were the American Symphony Orchestra League, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Dance/USA, OPERA America, and Theatre Communications Group. The project was coordinated by OPERA America, with research guidance from the Urban Institute, and supported by a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts. A total of 8,161 respondents in 10 communities completed telephone interviews in 2002 and 2003. PARC data include administrative surveys, audience surveys, subscriber surveys, and community/household surveys.

《2002年表演艺术研究联盟：家庭调查》系由五家国家级表演艺术服务机构共同发起的协作项目。该调查针对十个社区的居民进行，涉及一系列与参加表演艺术活动相关的话题。被调查的十个社区包括：阿拉斯加、辛辛那提、丹佛、匹兹堡、西雅图、奥斯汀、波士顿、明尼阿波利斯/圣保罗、萨拉索塔（佛罗里达州）以及华盛顿特区。调查内容包括参与率、个人及社区对表演艺术的感知价值，以及提高出席率的障碍。这些社区被选为研究地点，一方面是因为当地拥有财政和管理工作强大的艺术组织，另一方面是因为每个地区至少有五个参与国家服务机构所涵盖的三个艺术门类。参与PARC项目的五家服务机构分别为：美国交响乐团联盟、表演艺术展示协会、舞蹈/美国、OPERA美国和戏剧传播集团。该项目由OPERA美国协调， Urban Institute提供研究指导，并得到The Pew慈善信托基金的资助。2002年和2003年，十个社区的8,161名受访者完成了电话访谈。PARC数据包括行政调查、观众调查、订阅者调查以及社区/家庭调查。