Survey of Public Participation in the Arts 1982 [United States] Survey of Public Participation in the Arts 1982 [United States]


Browse variable group VG08 - Personal arts participation
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  • PLAYMUS
  • Played music for public

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you play a musical instrument in a public performance or rehearse for a public musical performance?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 16586
 1 Yes 668

Column: 278  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • PLAYCLAS
  • Played classical music

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you play any classical music?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 500
 1 Yes 161
 8 NA or out of range 0

Column: 279  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • PLAYJAZZ
  • Played jazz

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you play any jazz?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 512
 1 Yes 135
 8 NA or out of range 0

Column: 280  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • REHEARSE
  • Acted, sung or danced for public

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you act, sing, or dance in a public performance or rehearse for a public performance?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 16473
 1 Yes 781

Column: 281  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • ACT
  • Acted in non-musical role

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you act in a non-musical role?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 633
 1 Yes 133
 8 NA or out of range 0

Column: 282  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • SINGMUS
  • Sung in musical play or operetta

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you sing in a musical play or operetta?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 605
 1 Yes 155
 8 NA or out of range 0

Column: 283  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • SINGOPER
  • Sung in an opera

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you sing in an opera?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 740
 1 Yes 13
 8 NA or out of range 0

Column: 284  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • DANCE
  • Danced in a ballet

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you dance in a ballet performance?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 737
 1 Yes 21
 8 NA or out of range 0

Column: 285  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • READ
  • Read novels, short stories or other

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you read novels, short stories, poetry, or plays?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 7455
 1 Yes 9737
 8 NA or out of range 62

Column: 286  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • V76
  • Check item

Survey Question:  Look back at items 1-7. Are any of these items answered "Yes" and an entry in boxes 2-5?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 2170
 1 Yes 487
 8 NA or out of range 21

Column: 290  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • CLASS
  • Took classes in lit, writing or arts

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you take lessons or a class in literature, creative writing, art, photography, craft arts, ballet, music, or the like?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 3790
 1 Yes 453
 8 NA or out of range 12

Column: 575  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • POTTERY
  • Worked with pottery past 12 months

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you work with pottery, ceramics, jewelry, or do any leatherwork, metalwork, or similiar crafts?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 3709
 1 Yes 535
 8 NA or out of range 11

Column: 576  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • WEAVE
  • Did weaving or needlework past 12 months

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you do any weaving, crocheting, quilting, needlepoint, sewing, or similar crafts?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 2836
 1 Yes 1408
 8 NA or out of range 11

Column: 577  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • PLASETS
  • Worked on arts productions past 12 months

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you work in a musical or non-musical play, an opera, or a ballet production? Include working on lights, sets, costumes, promotion, etc., but not performing.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 4123
 1 Yes 119
 8 NA or out of range 13

Column: 578  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • MULITES
  • Worked on musical performances

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you do any work in a jazz or classical music performance? Include working on lights, sets, promotion, etc., but not performing.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 4197
 1 Yes 45
 8 NA or out of range 13

Column: 579  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • POEMS
  • Did creative writing past 12 months

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you work on any creative writings such as stories, poems, plays, and the like? Exclude any writing done as part of a course requirement.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 3968
 1 Yes 274
 8 NA or out of range 13

Column: 580  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • MOVIES
  • Photograph or movie making past 12 months

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you make photographs, movies, or video tapes as an artistic activity?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 3810
 1 Yes 430
 8 NA or out of range 15

Column: 581  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • PAINT
  • Painted, sculptured past 12 months

Survey Question:  During the last 12 months, did you do any painting, drawing, sculpture, or printmaking activities?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 No 3826
 1 Yes 417
 8 NA or out of range 12

Column: 582  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • V355
  • Lead-in code

Survey Question:  Have you ever taken lessons or a class in music -- either voice training or playing an instrument?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 0 "No" is marked for this item 3031
 1 Item contains one or more good entries for categories 1-4 2652
 8 NA or only out of range entries for this item 0

Column: 583  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • V356
  • Count of good categories (excludes category "0")

Survey Question:  Have you ever taken lessons or a class in music -- either voice training or playing an instrument?

Range of Valid Numeric Responses
Minimum value = 0; Maximum value = 4

Column: 584  Width: 1  Type: numeric
Text: Number of good catagories marked