Arts Basic Survey, United States, 2018

The 2018 Arts Basic Survey (ABS) was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a supplement to the Current Population Survey. This data collection is comprised of responses from two sets of survey questionnaires, the basic Current Population Survey (CPS) and a survey administered as a supplement to the February 2018 basic CPS questionnaire. The supplement, on the topic of public participation in the arts in the United States, was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. The CPS, administered monthly, collects labor force data about the civilian noninstitutional population aged 15 years old or older living in the United States. Moreover, the CPS provides current estimates of the economic status and activities of this population which includes estimates of total employment (both farm and nonfarm), nonfarm self-employed persons, domestics, and unpaid helpers in nonfarm family enterprises, wage and salaried employees, and estimates of total unemployment. The basic CPS data are provided on labor force activity for the week prior to the survey. In addition, CPS provides respondents' demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, marital status, educational attainment, family relationship, occupation, and industry. The ABS captures data on American's participation in the arts through personal performance and creation. Examples include the share of adults who: play a musical instrument; perform or practice singing, dance, or acting; take photographs for artistic purposes; and engage in textile arts such as knitting, crocheting, or embroidery. Questions were also asked about the use of pottery, ceramics, jewelry, leatherwork, metalwork and woodwork. The 2018 ABS sample size was 18,116.

2018年度美国艺术基础调查（ABS）由美国人口普查局组织实施，作为当前人口调查（CPS）的补充。该数据集收集了两组调查问卷的回答，包括基本的当前人口调查（CPS）问卷和作为2018年2月基本CPS问卷补充的问卷调查。此补充调查主题为美国公众在艺术领域的参与情况，由美国国家艺术基金会赞助。当前人口调查每月进行一次，收集有关美国15岁及以上非机构化平民劳动力数据。此外，CPS还提供该人口的经济状况和活动现状的当前估计，包括总就业（包括农业和非农业）、非农业自营职业者、家庭佣人和非农业家庭企业的无偿帮工、工资和薪金员工，以及总失业的估计。基本CPS数据提供了调查前一周的劳动力活动数据。此外，CPS还提供了受访者的人口统计学特征，如年龄、性别、种族、婚姻状况、教育程度、家庭关系、职业和行业。ABS收集了美国人在艺术领域的参与数据，通过个人表演和创作方式。例如，包括成年人在内，演奏乐器、表演或练习唱歌、舞蹈或表演、为艺术目的拍照，以及从事编织、钩针编织或刺绣等纺织艺术的比例。还询问了陶艺、陶瓷、珠宝、皮革工艺、金属工艺和木工艺的使用情况。2018年ABS的样本量为18,116。