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attendance.
Notes The SPPA surveys conducted in 1982, 1992, and 2002, also conducted by the U.S. Census
Bureau, serve as the points of comparison for the 2008 SPPA. The 2008 SPPA contains
additional questions about Latin music and it features updated questions about Internet use.
In addition, the 2008 survey asked about arts instruction provided for children in respondents’
households.
URL http://www.nea.gov/research/2008-SPPA.pdf
Population survey on the Arts 2009 (Singapore, 2002-2009)
Year 2009
Commissioned by National Arts Council
Author/s
Methodology - Door-to-door, face-to-face interviews to Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent
Resident aged 15-64 years old;
- Random household sampling using Department of Statistics listing
Respondent Criteria.
Objectives The population survey is conducted to understand Singapore residents’
• Attitudes towards the Arts
• Attendance at arts events and participation in arts activities
Cultural domains /
Other issues
Some of the cultural domains were Theatre, Dance, Street arts performances, Music
events, Community arts & cultural events.
The information was gather according to the following topics:
� Attendance
– Current level
– Frequency
– Profile
– Change in arts attendance in the past year
� Attitudes
– Interest in the arts
– Future involvement
– Benefits of the arts
� Audience Segmentation
- Age
- Occupational profile
- Income
- Level of education accomplished
Notes The survey was run in 2002, 2005 and in 2009
URL http://www.nac.gov.sg/static/doc/population_survey_of_the_arts_2009.pdf
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