Let me try this again:
 
>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.
>>
I meant to respond simply:
 
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.
 
Sorry for the carelessness.
 
Ken Yellis
Assistant Director for Public Programs
Peabody Museum of Natural History
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