State and Metropolitan Area Arts Participation Tables

The tables below report rates of adult attendance (over a 12-month period) at performing and visual arts activities for residents of the 32 states and 11 metropolitan areas captured by the 2012 SPPA. At the state level, tables reporting adult rates of personal creation of artwork, as well as participation in other leisure activities, are also shown. In addition, tables reporting correlation and regression analysis are included.

STATE TABLES

Performing Arts

Table 1a. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Performing Arts Event in 2012

Table 1b. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Jazz Concert in 2012

Table 1c. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Classical Music Concert in 2012

Table 1d. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Latin Concert in 2012

Table 1e. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Musical Play or Opera in 2012

Table 1f. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Non-Musical Play in 2012

Table 1g. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Dance Performance in 2012

Table 1h. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended an Outdoor Performing Arts Festival    in 2012

Visual Arts

Table 2a. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Visual Arts Event in 2012

Table 2b. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Visited an Art Museum or Gallery in 2012

Table 2c. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Visual Arts Festival or Craft Fair        in 2012

Table 2d. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Toured a Park, Monument, Building, or Neighborhood for Historic or Design Purposes in 2012

Personal Creation and Leisure Activities

Table 3a. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Took Photographs as an Artistic Activity in 2012

Table 3b. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Created Pottery, Ceramics, or Jewelry in 2012

Table 3c. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Created Leatherwork, Metalwork, or Woodwork  in 2012

Table 3d. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Did Weaving, Crocheting, Quilting, Needlepoint, Knitting, or Sewing in 2012

Table 3e. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Went Hunting or Fishing in 2012

Table 3f. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Did Outdoor Activities Such as Camping, Hiking, or Canoeing in 2012

Reading Literature

Table 4. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Read at Least One Work of Literature (Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, or Plays) in 2012

Venues

Table 5a. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Went to See an Art Exhibit or Who Attended a Performing Arts Event at a Restaurant, Bar, Nightclub, or Coffee Shop in 2012

Table 5b. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Went to See an Art Exhibit or Who Attended a Performing Arts Event at a Place of Worship in 2012

Table 5c. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Went to See an Art Exhibit or Who Attended a Performing Arts Event at a Park or Open-Air Facility in 2012

Correlation and Regression Analysis

Table 6a. Variables Tested for Correlation With Performing Arts Attendance

Table 6b. Variables Tested for Correlation With Art Museum or Gallery Attendance

Table 6c. Odds Ratios of Attending a Performing Arts Event as an Adult

Table 6d. Odds Ratios of Visiting an Art Museum or Gallery as an Adult

METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA TABLES

Performing Arts

Table 7a. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Performing Arts Event in 2012

Table 7b. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Jazz Concert in 2012

Table 7c. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Classical Music Concert in 2012

Table 7d. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Latin Concert in 2012

Table 7e. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Musical Play or Opera in 2012

Table 7f. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Non-Musical Play in 2012

Table 7g. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Dance Performance in 2012

Table 7h. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended an Outdoor Performing Arts Festival    in 2012

Visual Arts

Table 8a. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Visual Arts Event in 2012

Table 8b. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Visited an Art Museum or Gallery in 2012

Table 8c. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Attended a Visual Arts Festival or Craft Fair        in 2012

Table 8d. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Toured a Park, Monument, Building, or Neighborhood for Historic or Design Purposes in 2012

Reading Literature

Table 9. Percent of U.S. Adults Who Read at Least One Work of Literature (Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, or Plays) in 2012