Cultural Activities Pursued by People -1985, 1992, and 1997
| Percent of people 18 or older who participated in the activity. | ||||||
| 1985 | 1992 | 1997 | ||||
| Reading literature | 56 | 54 | 63 | |||
| Historic park | 35 | 35 | 47 | |||
| Art museums | 22 | 27 | 35 | |||
| Musical play | 17 | 17 | 25 | |||
| Non-musical play | 14 | 14 | 16 | |||
| Classical music concert | 13 | 13 | 16 | |||
| Jazz concert | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Ballet | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Opera | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, Washington D.C. and the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts, Survey of Public Participation in the Arts Research Division. | ||||||
Percent of People 18 and Over Who Participated in Arts Activities, 1992 and 1997
| 1992 | 1997 | |||||
| Buying art | 22 | 35 | ||||
| Weaving | 25 | 28 | ||||
| Photography | 12 | 17 | ||||
| Painting/drawing | 10 | 16 | ||||
| Pottery | 8 | 15 | ||||
| Modern dancing | 8 | 13 | ||||
| Creative writing | 7 | 12 | ||||
| Playing classical music | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, Washington D.C. and the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts, Survey of Public Participation in the Arts Research Division. | ||||||
Who Buys Books -By Age Group -1999
| Percent of Book buyers | Percent of Population | |||
| 18-24 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 25-29 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 30-34 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 35-39 | 11 | 11 | ||
| 40-44 | 15 | 11 | ||
| 45-49 | 14 | 9 | ||
| 50-54 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 55-64 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 65-up | 15 | 17 | ||
| Source: "The Age of Book Buyers." USA TODAY, March 24, 1999, p. D1. | ||||
Profiling Movies: Attendance, Box Office Grosses, and Video Sales and Rentals, 1990-2000
| Movie Admissions (bil.) | Box Office Grosses($ bil.) | Home Video Sales/Rentals ($ bil.) | ||||
| 1990 | 1.19 | 5.02 | 9.80 | |||
| 1991 | 1.14 | 4.80 | 10.10 | |||
| 1992 | 1.17 | 4.87 | 11.00 | |||
| 1993 | 1.24 | 5.15 | 12.50 | |||
| 1994 | 1.29 | 5.40 | 15.50 | |||
| 1995 | 1.26 | 5.49 | 16.00 | |||
| 1996 | 1.34 | 5.91 | 15.18 | |||
| 1997 | 1.39 | 6.37 | 16.26 | |||
| 1998 | 1.48 | 6.95 | 17.47 | |||
| 1999 | 1.47 | 7.45 | 18.97 | |||
| 2000 | 1.42 | 7.67 | 20.66 | |||
| Source: "Media Forecast: Strong Spending." USA TODAY, July 25, 1997, p. 2B; Jim McCullaugh. "Special Interest Looks for Retail Respect." Billboard, October 31, 1992, data from the Motion Picture Industry of America; some home video figures are estimated. | ||||||
Attendance at Performing Arts Events -1985, 1989-1997
| Attendance is in millions. | ||||||||||
| Opera | Broadway Shows | Nonprofit Theaters | Broadway Tours | Symphony Orchestras | ||||||
| 1985 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 14.2 | 8.2 | 24.0 | |||||
| 1989 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 8.3 | 25.8 | |||||
| 1990 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 15.2 | 11.1 | 24.7 | |||||
| 1991 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 16.9 | 13.0 | 26.7 | |||||
| 1992 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 26.3 | |||||
| 1993 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 24.0 | |||||
| 1994 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 20.7 | 16.0 | 24.4 | |||||
| 1995 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 30.9 | |||||
| 1996 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 31.1 | |||||
| 1997 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 31.9 | |||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, Washington D.C., 1999; "Who Goes to Broadway." Retrieved November 16, 2001from the World Wide Web: http://www.livebroadway.com. | ||||||||||
Electronics in the Typical Home -Selected Years, 1975-2000
| Percent of Households With - | ||||||||||
| TV | Cable | VCR | Personal Computer | Internet Access | ||||||
| 1975 | 97.1 | 12.6 | - | - | - | |||||
| 1980 | 97.9 | 19.9 | 1.1 | - | - | |||||
| 1985 | 98.1 | 42.8 | 20.9 | - | - | |||||
| 1990 | 98.2 | 56.4 | 68.6 | - | - | |||||
| 1994 | 98.3 | 63.4 | 81.0 | 24.1 | - | |||||
| 1995 | 98.3 | 63.4 | 81.0 | 27.0 | - | |||||
| 1996 | 98.3 | 65.3 | 82.2 | 36.0 | - | |||||
| 1997 | 98.4 | 66.5 | 84.2 | 43.0 | - | |||||
| 1998 | 98.3 | 67.2 | 84.6 | 50.0 | 26.2 | |||||
| 1999 | 98.2 | 67.5 | 84.6 | 50.0 | 31.0 | |||||
| 2000 | 98.2 | 68.0 | 85.1 | 51.0 | 41.5 | |||||
| Source: Snider, Mike. "Safe at Home and All Plugged In." USA TODAY, January 8, 2002, p. D1. Broadcasting data from Television Bureau of Advertising; Computer and Internet data from Dataquest and U.S. Department of Commerce, using U.S. Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey supplements. | ||||||||||
Number of Museums Established, by Decade, 1900 to 1980
| Figures are estimated. | ||
| Number | ||
| 1900 | 150 | |
| 1910 | 135 | |
| 1920 | 375 | |
| 1930 | 500 | |
| 1940 | 470 | |
| 1950 | 900 | |
| 1960 | 2,000 | |
| 1970 | 2,400 | |
| 1980 | 950 | |
| Source: Mihm, Stephen. "Museums: Firsts, Facts and Figures." New York Times, April 19, 2000, p. 20. | ||
Changes in the Rating of Films Between 1980 and 1998
| Rating | Percent Change in Films Released 1980 to 1998 | |
| G | -31.2 | |
| PG/PG13 | -7.6 | |
| R | 14.1 | |
| X/Not Rated | 140.7 | |
| Source: Sterritt, David. "Movie Ratings from G to X: Are They Out of Focus?" Christian Science Monitor, September 16, 1982; video game ratings retrieved January 16, 2002 from the World Wide Web: http://www.esrb.org; Kaiser Foundation report Sex On TV retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.kaiser.org; "How Many and How Much." Christian Science Monitor, December 24, 1998, p. B10. | ||
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