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Survey of Public Participation in the Arts Combined File, 1982-2008

Dataset Summary

Agency	National Endowment for the Arts
Sub-Agency
Category	Arts, Recreation, and Travel
Date Released	1/20/10
Date Updated	1/20/10
Time Period	1982, 1985, 1992, 2002, and 2008
Frequency	Approximately every 5 years
Description	A data set that combines data from 5 national Surveys of Public Participation in the Arts (1982, 1985, 1992, 2002, and 2008)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	Arts participation Arts audiences. United States Arts, American Public opinion. United States Arts. U.S. citizen participation Arts surveys. United States Leisure. United States
Unique ID	1490

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	National Endowment for the Arts. 2010. SURVEY OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS Combined (SPSS) File, 1982-2008 [computer file]. Washington, D.C.: National Endowment for the Arts [producer and distributor].
Agency Program Page	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/index.html
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/index.html

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	person
Granularity
Geographic Coverage	national

Data Description

Collection Mode	CATI and CAPI interviews
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Data Dictionary/Variable List

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Additional Metadata

Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology	Each SPPA survey in the combined file was conducted by the US Census Bureau as a supplement to an ongoing survey--The 1982, 1985 and 1992 SPPA were supplements to the National Crime Victimization survey (NCVS) while the 2002 and 2008 surveys were supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS).
Sampling	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Estimation	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Weighting	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Disclosure avoidance	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Questionnaire design	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Series breaks	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Non-response adjustment	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Seasonal adjustment	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf
Statistical Characteristics	http://www.nea.gov/research/SPPA/users-guide.pdf

OMB Control No. 3090-0284