On Fri, 6 Jan 1995 09:30:41 EST,
Adam Bickford, Smithsonian Institution wrote:
 
. . . .>actually museum attendance is increasing.  According to the Survey of
>Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) --which is funded by the NEA, BTW--
>the proportion of adults visiting an art museum increased from 22.1 percent
>in 1982 to 26.7 percent in 1992, an increase of 4.6 percentage points.
>
Actually, it's an almost 21% increase in the rate of participation --
that is, market share -- and, therefore, frankly suspect, considering the
well-documented erosion of leisure time and other factors.
>you mentioned, however it is some of the most recent stuff out there.
>One problem with these surveys is that they seldom age well. You might
>search out some more recent information (Americans and the Arts V was
>published in 1988).
>
>Cheers -- Adam Bickford.
>
>Adam Bickford, Smithsonian Institution,
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