This statistic shows the share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 1982 to 2012. In 2012, 33.4 percent of adults in the U.S. had attended an arts activity in the past year. The total attendance of performing arts activities in the U.S. in 2012 was 74.94 million people.
Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 1982 to 2012*
* Figures for the years preceding 2012 were taken from the public participation survey from the corresponding year. Benchmark arts activities include jazz, classical music, opera, musical plays, non-musical plays, ballet performances and visits to arts museums or art galleries.
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National Endowment for the Arts. (January 10, 2015). Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 1982 to 2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195145/arts-activity-attendance-rate-in-the-us-since-1982/
National Endowment for the Arts. "Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 1982 to 2012*." Chart. January 10, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195145/arts-activity-attendance-rate-in-the-us-since-1982/
National Endowment for the Arts. (2015). Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 1982 to 2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195145/arts-activity-attendance-rate-in-the-us-since-1982/
National Endowment for the Arts. "Share of Adults Attending a Benchmark Arts Activity at Least Once in The past 12 Months in The United States from 1982 to 2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195145/arts-activity-attendance-rate-in-the-us-since-1982/
National Endowment for the Arts, Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 1982 to 2012* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195145/arts-activity-attendance-rate-in-the-us-since-1982/ (last visited May 26, 2022)
