Age, Desire, and Barriers to Increased Attendance at Performing Arts Events and Art Museums

Data from the 1982 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts is analyzed in terms of desire for increased participation in the following arts activities: attending jazz, classical music, musical plays/ operetta, non-musical plays, opera and ballet performances and visiting art museums and galleries. Age is the control variable and is broken down into seven age groups. This Note also includes data on barriers to increased participation and these are broken down into four age groups.