This statistic shows the share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by region. In 2012, 38 percent of adults in New England had participated in an arts activity at least once in the past year.
* Overall “benchmark attendance” counts attendance for at least one of seven types of arts activity: jazz, classical music, opera, musical plays, non-musical plays, ballet, and visits to art museums or galleries.
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National Endowment for the Arts. (January 10, 2015). Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195637/us-adults-attending-an-arts-activity-by-region-since-2002/
National Endowment for the Arts. "Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by region." Chart. January 10, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195637/us-adults-attending-an-arts-activity-by-region-since-2002/
National Endowment for the Arts. (2015). Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195637/us-adults-attending-an-arts-activity-by-region-since-2002/
National Endowment for the Arts. "Share of Adults Attending a Benchmark Arts Activity at Least Once in The past 12 Months in The United States from 2002 to 2012, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195637/us-adults-attending-an-arts-activity-by-region-since-2002/
National Endowment for the Arts, Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195637/us-adults-attending-an-arts-activity-by-region-since-2002/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Share of adults attending a benchmark arts activity at least once in the past 12 months in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by region [Graph], National Endowment for the Arts, January 10, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195637/us-adults-attending-an-arts-activity-by-region-since-2002/
