This note provides information on arts participation in four different geographical regions and the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles, New York, and Baltimore/Washington, D.C. Based on data compiled from the 1992 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) which was conducted for the Endowment by the U.S. Census Bureau. (See also: NEA Research Division Report #27.)

This Note summarizes the data collected in the Surveys of Public Participation in the Arts in 1982 and in 1985. The Note describes the 22 activities or participation measures that had statistically significant changes (95% confidence level) between 1982 and 1985. Such changes occurred for attendance at performances of classical music, opera performances, and performances of musical plays or operettas; visits to art or craft fairs or festivals; participation in the arts by the media (particularly jazz music, classical music, plays [non-musical], and ballet); and also for preferences for various musics (particularly soul/blues, country-western, rock, mood/easy listening, hymns/gospel, and other [mostly ethnic]).

Presents highlights from the 1992 and 1982 nationwide Surveys of Public Participation in the Arts.

“Prepared for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the General Services Administration.”