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Table 27 – Musical Play participation 1990
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Musical Play 1990
Population
Participation
rate
Total
Participation
Less than 9th grade 5908 6.0% 354
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6214 12.6% 783
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9380 15.7% 1473
Some college, no degree 6302 28.4% 1790
Associate degree 1663 28.4% 472
Bachelor's degree 2908 43.6% 1268
Graduate or professional degree 1209 50.3% 608
Total 33584 6748
These final numbers can be compared to the total populations over 25, resulting
in a final percentage of the population that has participated in that particular art form. As
the population increased, it is natural that the total participation should increase as well.
What is significant is that the total participation rate increased as well, from 20% to 23%
of the total population, as illustrated in Table 28. This suggests that while the population
is growing, participation is actually growing a bit faster, mainly as a result from the
increasing education levels.
Table 28 – 1990 and 2000 participation levels
Musical Play 1990 2000
Total population 52141 63677
Total above 25 33584 41662
Participation Number 6748 9742
Participation Percent 20.1% 23.4%
Using this method, Census tract 751 and 754 is predicted to have the highest total
participation in total numbers, while tracts 751 and 753 is predicted to have the highest
participation by percentage of residents. Census tracts 651 and 655 are predicted to have
the lowest participation in total numbers, while tracts 654 and 655 are predicted to have
the lowest participation by percentage of residents. Extra effort will be needed to
encourage participation in thee tracts.
Appendix C, located at the end of the document, reports participation levels using
2000 census numbers filtered through the 1997 participation numbers for both income
and education. It should be mentioned that the rate of participation does change over
time, and there would be slight changes in participation rates between 1990 and 2000.
These participation numbers can be used to illustrate the level of arts in the community
and can serve as a guide for programming.
To conclude, these statistics are national standards, reflecting general
participation in the arts. It can be argued that the participation will occur at different