This request is for clearance of the
2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) to be
conducted by the Census Bureau in July 2012 as a supplement to the
Bureau of Labor Statistic's Current Population Survey. The SPPA is
the field's premiere repeated cross-sectional survey of individual
attendance and involvement in arts and cultural activity. The data
are circulated to interested researchers, and they are the basis
for a range of NEA reports and independent research publications.
The SPPA provides primary knowledge on the extent and nature of
participation in the arts in the United States. Earlier SPPA
surveys were conducted in 1982, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2002, and 2008,
all of which were conducted by the Census Bureau except the 1997
study, which was conducted by a private contractor, Westat
Inc.
US Code:
20
USC 954 Name of Law: National Foundation on the Arts and
Humanities Act
The sample of the 2012 Survey
of Public Participation in the arts will be 36,000 American adults,
double the size of previous samples of the Survey of Public
Participation in the Arts. The larger sample size will allow for
the addition of two modules to the questionnaire, while keeping the
overall length of the survey the same (10.0 minutes on
average).
Sarah Sullivan 202 682-5792
sullivans@arts.endow.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.