The United States Natonal Endowment for the Arts has released details of its latest arts participation survey, which measures participation in arts activities through attendance at live events, consumption of arts-related media, and personal participation in various art forms. The 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts also includes demographic information of participation broken down by sex, race, age, income, and education level. Initial highlights from the survey were published in July, 2003. Conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a supplement to the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts polled a nationally representative sample of 17,135 adult participants. To download a PDF version of the 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, CLICK HERE. A CD-ROM of the survey can be purchased from: U.S. Census Bureau's Customer Services Centre Phone: 301-763-INFO (4636)

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