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Annual Arts Basic Survey, 2013 [United States] (ICPSR 36412)

Released/updated on: 2016-08-30

Geographic coverage: United States

Time period: 2012-02-01--2013-02-01

This data collection is comprised of responses from two sets of survey questionnaires, the basic Current Population Survey (CPS) and a survey administered as a supplement to the February 2013 basic CPS questionnaire. The supplement, on the topic of public participation in the arts in the United States, was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

The CPS, administered monthly, collects labor force data about the civilian noninstitutional population aged 15 years old or older living in the United States. Moreover, the CPS provides current estimates of the economic status and activities of this population which includes estimates of total employment (both farm and nonfarm), nonfarm self-employed persons, domestics, and unpaid helpers in nonfarm family enterprises, wage and salaried employees, and estimates of total unemployment. The basic CPS data are provided on labor force activity for the week prior to the survey. In addition, CPS provides respondents' demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, marital status, educational attainment, family relationship, occupation, and industry.

In addition to the basic CPS questions, the February 2013 Annual Arts Basic Survey (AABS) questions were asked of the CPS respondent and spouse as well as another randomly selected household member aged 18 or older and his/her spouse. About one-quarter of the sampled households were asked the supplement questions. Interview numbers 3 and 7 were asked the supplement questions. If the selected person had a spouse or partner then questions were also asked of the spouse/partner. The supplement contained questions about the sampled member's participation in various artistic activities from February 2012 through February 2013. Questions were asked about the type of artistic activity attended including attending a live music, theater, or dance performance. Questions also included attending a live book reading or a poetry or storytelling event, an art exhibit, going to the movies or to see a film, or taking any lessons or classes in music or music appreciation. Interviews were conducted during the period of February 17-23, 2013. The total sample size of the 2013 AABS was 150,827 Americans, ages 18 and older.

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Annual Arts Basic Survey, 2015 [United States] (ICPSR 36424)

Released/updated on: 2017-09-11

Geographic coverage: United States

This data collection is comprised of responses from two sets of survey questionnaires, the basic Current Population Survey (CPS) and a survey administered as a supplement to the February 2015 basic CPS questionnaire. The supplement, on the topic of public participation in the arts in the United States, was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

In addition to the basic CPS questions, the February 2015 Annual Arts Basic Survey (AABS) questions were asked of the CPS respondent and spouse as well as another randomly selected household member aged 18 or older and his/her spouse. About one-quarter of the sampled households were asked the supplement questions. Interview numbers 3 and 7 were asked the supplement questions. If the selected person had a spouse or partner then questions were also asked of the spouse/partner. The supplement contained questions about the sampled member's participation in various artistic activities from February 2014 through February 2015. Questions were asked about the type of artistic activity attended including attending a live music, theater, or dance performance. Questions also included attending a live book reading or a poetry or storytelling event, an art exhibit, going to the movies or to see a film, or taking any lessons or classes in music or music appreciation. Interviews were conducted during the period of several days in February 2015. The total sample size of the 2015 AABS was 151,788 Americans, ages 18 and older.

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CBS News/New York Times New York State Poll, April 1995 (ICPSR 2073)

Released/updated on: 2000-05-19

Geographic coverage: United States

This poll queried respondents from the state of New York on a range of political and social issues, with a focus on Governor George Pataki. Respondents were asked to give their general opinions of Pataki as well as Sheldon Silver, Al D'Amato, Daniel Moynihan, and Rudolph Giuliani and to comment on taxes, welfare, funding and tuition for the State Universities of New York (SUNYs), public schools, public parks, and garbage pickup. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, and family income.

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ECIN Replication Package for "Suggested Donation or Social Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment" (ICPSR 239752)

Released/updated on: 2026-02-18

Geographic coverage: Costa Rica

The data and code in this package allow for reproducing the results from the paper ‘Suggested Donation or Social Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment.’Which fundraising strategy is more effective, and how donation behavior changes with different monetary amounts are still open questions. This study compares the effectiveness of two fundraising strategies, suggested donation and social information, and examines how different monetary amounts impact donation behavior. We implemented a field experiment on voluntary donations among visitors to a national park. Both fundraising strategies affect donation behavior. However, the donation pattern differs significantly depending on the monetary amounts shown. Our findings provide important insights for designing fundraising campaigns and show us how suggested donation and social information affect economic behavior.

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Indiana Outdoor Recreation Survey, 1976 (ICPSR 7805)

Released/updated on: 2010-04-30

The purpose of this 1976 telephone survey was to provide Indiana's planners, legislators, and decision-makers with information on Indiana residents' outdoor recreation preferences. The resulting data collection contains information for 5,888 respondents representing 25 state regions and the state as a whole. Variables measure general satisfaction with Indiana's outdoor recreational facilities, outdoor recreational activities engaged in (including with whom, how often, and most popular activity), where activities took place (both in state and out of state), and the importance of 24 factors influencing the decision to select those activities (e.g., time availability, physical exercise, relaxation, and cost). In addition, the data provide socioeconomic and background information on the respondents, e.g., location, years of Indiana residence, community size, sex, age, marital status, race, household size, occupation, occupation prestige score, vacation days, family income, and spouse's age, education, and occupation.

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Land Between the Lakes Recreation Study, 1977 (ICPSR 7749)

Released/updated on: 2006-01-18

Geographic coverage: United States, Tennessee, Kentucky

This data collection is a record of the types and amount of use, including both outdoor recreation and conservation and/or environmental education, which occurred in all four seasons of 1976-1977 at Kentucky's Land Between the Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area (which was administered at that time by the Tennessee Valley Authority). The survey was designed so that estimates of use could be revised annually for a three- to five-year period following the calibration year. The collection consists of two files of data. Part 1 contains data for 6,489 groups/persons who were interviewed with a specific and/or a general survey instrument as their vehicles exited the LBL. Variables measure recreationists' length of stay, types of activities pursued, attitudes and preferences about LBL management, ages, and occupation of the head of household. Part 2 consists of daily vehicle counts obtained by mechanical traffic counters for the entire year-long sampling period. There are 3,585 records representing counts from various exit points for each day of the study.

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Museum Data Files, United States (ICPSR 36288)

Released/updated on: 2015-09-23

Geographic coverage: United States

The purpose of the Museum Data Files (MDF) is to provide information about museums and related organizations in the United States. These data are a set of three files, based on museum discipline, and available through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Museum Data Files contain information about museum location (including geocode data), museum discipline, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities codes, DUNS, EIN, Regional classifications (American Alliance of Museums and the Bureau of Economic Analysis categorization schemes) and IRS 990 revenue information. For more information, see IMLS's Data File Documentation and Users Guide.

Previous files were posted under the name "Museum Universe Data File (MUDF)" in FY 2014 Q1, FY 2015 Q1, and FY 2015 Q3. IMLS has no plans to update the museum files. Other researchers are working with the data in the three museum files and will share their findings as these are available.

Researchers, journalists, the public, local practitioners, and policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels use the MDF data for planning, evaluation, and policy making purposes.

The latest MDF data can be downloaded in Comma Separated Values (CSV) format.

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National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Parks and Proximity to Polluting Sites by Census Tract and ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), United States, 2024 (ICPSR 305511)

Released/updated on: 2026-05-12

Geographic coverage: Puerto Rico, United States, District of Columbia, United States

Time period: 2024-01-01--2024-01-01

This dataset measures the number and area of parks in each U.S. census tract and ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), as well as the spatial proximity of parks to two types of EPA-designated polluting sites: Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities and Superfund sites. Park measures are derived from the 2024 ParkServe database (Trust for Public Land); polluting site measures use 2023 TRI data and 2024 Superfund Site data, with proximity calculated within park boundaries and at 0.5-, 1-, and 2-mile buffers. Geographic boundaries are drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Parks by Census Tract and ZIP Code Tabulation Area, United States, 2018 and 2022 (ICPSR 38586)

Released/updated on: 2023-11-29

Geographic coverage: United States

Prior research has demonstrated that access to parks and greenspace can have a positive impact on many aspects of and contributors to health, including physical activity levels (Kaczynski et al., 2007), healthy aging (Finlay, 2015), and sense of well-being (Larson et al., 2016). Neighborhood parks can also contribute to sense of community (Gómez, 2015). These datasets describe the number and area of parks in each census tract or each ZIP code tabulation area (ZCTA) in the United States. Measures include the total number of parks, park area, and proportion of park area within each census tract or ZCTA.

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National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Recreational Establishments by Census Tract and ZCTA, United States, 1990-2022 (ICPSR 209164)

Released/updated on: 2026-04-09

Time period: 1990-01-01--2022-12-31

This dataset provides annual measures of the number and density of recreational services — including fitness centers, golf courses, skating rinks and pools, membership sports clubs, and specialized recreational establishments — per census tract and ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) across the United States from 1990 through 2022. Data are derived from the National Establishment Time Series (NETS) database and are available for four geographies: Census Tract 2010, Census Tract 2020, ZCTA 2010, and ZCTA 2020.

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Nebraska Natural Resource Survey, 2012 (ICPSR 36449)

Released/updated on: 2016-06-14

Geographic coverage: United States, Nebraska

The Nebraska Natural Resource Survey, 2012 data were collected to assess the role that trust plays in driving intention to cooperate with a natural resource management institution, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC). Data were collected from a random sample of Nebraska landowners with more than 20 acres of rural land, in which urban land was excluded by zip code. Survey questions included measures of the respondent's knowledge, experience, and perceptions of the NGPC's practices, policies, and goals. Respondents were also queried on any landowner programs they had participated in through the NGPC and their experiences and recommendations surrounding them. Respondents were asked to address environmental concern issues in the relational context of the NGPC. Finally respondents were asked to rate their own trustworthiness and how they felt about the Keystone XL Pipeline proposal. Demographic information within this collection includes age, sex, race/ethnicity, political affiliation, as well as where they fall on the political spectrum.

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Outdoor Recreation Survey, 1977: Federal Estate Survey (ICPSR 7680)

Released/updated on: 1992-02-16

This data collection contains survey responses gathered by the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in the summer of 1977 from visitors to 153 federal land management areas, and during the following fall and winter when individuals were queried at 35 additional areas. The purposes of the study were to determine the importance of outdoor recreation to the American people, patterns of recreational land use, trends in recreation, the users of federal land, and the deterrents, satisfactions, and preferences for outdoor recreation. People who were interviewed ranged from urbanites out for an afternoon at New York City Gateway National Recreation Area to backpackers returning from a two-week adventure in the Bitterroot Wilderness of the Nezperce National Forest in Idaho. Respondents were asked to report which activities among a list of 30 they had participated in during the last 12 months, which ones they planned to participate in during the current trip, and which they hoped to take part in in the next 12 months. They also were asked the purpose of their current trip, their level of satisfaction with their experiences so far, suggested improvements to the specific recreation area, their opinions of the importance of outdoor recreation in general, the importance they placed on having outdoor recreation facilities within walking distance and within one hour's driving distance, the impact of the price of gasoline on the number and duration of auto trips taken to outdoor recreation areas, and preferences for allocation of federal recreation funds in the future. Personal information includes respondents' age, sex, race, highest level of schooling completed, occupation, income, urban or rural residence, and state of residence. The United States Department of the Interior also conducted a separate but related telephone survey during the same year on a national sample of respondents (see OUTDOOR RECREATION SURVEY, 1977: GENERAL POPULATION SURVEY [ICPSR 7679]). The primary reason for conducting two separate studies was to ensure representative samples for comparing recreation characteristics of the entire citizenry of the United States with those who pursue recreational activities on federal land.

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Outdoor Recreation Survey, 1977: General Population Survey (ICPSR 7679)

Released/updated on: 1992-02-16

This data collection contains telephone survey responses from June 1977, when a representative national sample of 4,079 persons was selected and interviewed by the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. The purpose of the study was to determine the importance of outdoor recreation to the American people, patterns of recreational land use, trends in recreation, the users of federal land, and the deterrents, satisfactions, and preferences for outdoor recreation. Respondents answered questions about their level of participation in over 30 specific outdoor recreational activities, their level of satisfaction with existing facilities, the importance they placed on having outdoor recreation facilities within walking distance and within one hour's driving distance, how much they used outdoor recreation facilities in each season of the year, the impact of the price of gasoline on the number and duration of auto trips taken to outdoor recreation areas, and preferences for allocation of federal recreation funds in the future. Personal information includes respondents' age, sex, race, highest level of schooling completed, occupation, hours employed per week, number of days of vacation per year, income, urban or rural residence, and household composition. The United State Department of the Interior also conducted a separate but related survey during the same year on a national sample of respondents in person at 153 federal recreation areas (see OUTDOOR RECREATION SURVEY, 1977: FEDERAL ESTATE SURVEY [ICPSR 7680]). The primary reason for conducting two separate studies was to ensure representative samples for comparing recreation characteristics of the entire citizenry of the United States with those who pursue recreational activities on federal land.

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State-Level Estimates of Arts Participation Patterns (2012-2015) [United States] (ICPSR 36464)

Released/updated on: 2016-09-06

Geographic coverage: North Carolina, Indiana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Kentucky, California, Kansas, Florida, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Iowa, Illinois, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Idaho, Oregon, Vermont, United States, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Maine, Alabama, Arkansas, Washington, South Carolina, Nebraska, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Colorado, Missouri, Alaska, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Nevada, District of Columbia, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York (state), New Jersey, Michigan, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Ohio

The State-Level Estimates of Arts Participation Patterns (2012-2015) highlights selected arts-participation rates for all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. These summary statistics were derived from the following studies: ANNUAL ARTS BASIC SURVEY, 2015 [UNITED STATES]; ANNUAL ARTS BASIC SURVEY, 2014 [UNITED STATES]; and SURVEY OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS (SPPA), 2012 [UNITED STATES].

The following tables are provided:

Tables 1 and 1a-1d - Events Attended: Reports AABS 2015 data on attendance at visual and performing arts events.
Includes - attending a live music, theater, or dance performance; attending a live book reading, poetry, or storytelling event; going to see an art exhibit; going to a movie; and touring/visiting buildings, neighborhoods, parks, or monuments for their historical, architectural, or design value.
Table 2 - Literature Read: Shows AABS 2015 data on literary-reading rates.
Includes - reading novels, short stories, poems, or plays.
Table 3 - Performed or Created Artworks: Shows AABS 2014 data on personal performance and creation of artworks.
Includes - making pottery, ceramics or jewelry; making leatherwork, metalwork, or woodwork; making weaving, crocheting, or other textile art; playing a musical instrument; acting; performing or practicing dance; doing social dancing; performing or practicing singing; creating films or videos; taking photographs for artistic purposes; creating other visual arts (e.g., paintings, sculpture, or graphic design; and doing creative writing.
Table 4 - Arts Consumed via Electronic Media: Features SPPA 2012 data on arts consumption via electronic media.
Includes - Use TV, Radio, and/or the Internet to watch, listen to, and/or download any: jazz; Latin, Spanish, or salsa music; classical music; opera; rock, pop, country, folk, rap, or hip-hop; musicals or stage plays; ballet, modern, or contemporary dance; other dance programs or shows; programs about visual arts such as painting, sculpture, graphic design, or photography; programs or information about books or writers, or other books, short stories, or poetry read out loud.

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Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, 1997: [United States] (ICPSR 4205)

Released/updated on: 2005-09-02

Geographic coverage: United States

This data collection offers information on Americans' participation in the arts, such as ballet, opera, plays, museums, concerts, and literature, during 1997. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, and conducted by Westat Corporation of Rockville, Maryland, this survey is the fourth edition of the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA), with prior SPPA surveys having been conducted in 1982, 1985, and 1992. Respondents were asked about their past-year participation in, and frequency of attending, art performances and events in the following categories: jazz music, classical music, opera, musicals, plays (nonmusical), ballet, other dance, art museums, arts fairs, and historical parks. Participation was tabulated for: (1) live arts events attendance, such as visiting an art museum, (2) participation in arts through broadcast and records media, such as using a personal computer (PC) to listen to/see art, and (3) personal performance or creation of art, such as composing music. Reasons for nonparticipation were also collected. Survey questions also asked about socialization in the arts, as well as about respondents' rates of participation in leisure activities other than the arts. New questions in the 1997 SPPA concerned, for example, respondents' use of a home computer in the creation of and interaction with art. New questions also asked about subscribing to series of performances and about membership at art museums. Due to the considerable differences in survey methodologies, this 1997 survey produced results that are not comparable to the 1982, 1985, 1992, or 2002 SPPA surveys. Background information includes age, sex, race, marital status, language of interview, country of birth, age when first moved to the United States, country of ancestry, education level, education level of parents, income, and general health status.

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Texas Recreation Participation Survey, 1980 (ICPSR 7847)

Released/updated on: 1992-02-16

This study was conducted to collect outdoor recreation participation data to contribute to the creation of a 1985 outdoor recreation plan for the state of Texas. During July and August 1980, telephone interviews were administered to 12,866 Texas residents regarding their outdoor recreation behavior in public areas over the previous 12 months. Some respondents also were asked to provide information about other members of the household. Variables in the dataset describe amount of state park use, recreation activity preferences, and participation rates for 23 specific outdoor activities, including team sports and games (e.g., tennis, football, and playground activities), fresh water and ocean sports (e.g., canoeing, kayaking, and fishing), camping, hiking, hunting, off-road motorcycling, horseback riding, backpacking, and picnicking. Background information includes county of residence and ethnic origin of respondent, as well as sex and age of respondent and household members.