Arts activities: attendance by region U.S. 2012

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 2002 to 2012, by region. In 2012, 38 percent of adults in New England had participated in an arts activity at least once in the past year.

Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by region

Characteristic	New England	Pacific	Middle Atlantic	Mountain	West North Central	East North Central	South Atlantic	West South Central	East South Central
2012	38%	39.1%	34.7%	39.1%	36.9%	31.9%	29.1%	30.3%	23.5%
2008	42.2%	41.8%	36.5%	36.4%	35.4%	35.4%	31.3%	26.8%	24.9%
2002	42.7%	45%	41.9%	46.8%	40.4%	39.3%	35.8%	33%	30.4%

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Release date

January 2015

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2002 to 2012

Number of respondents

35,735 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaires and telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

* Overall “benchmark attendance” counts attendance for at least one of seven types of arts activity: jazz, classical music, opera, musical plays, non-musical plays, ballet, and visits to art museums or galleries.

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