This request is for clearance of an arts
supplement for the 2012 General Social
Survey (GSS), to be conducted by the
National Opinion Research Center. The
supplement will include questions
about self-reported motivations and
barriers associated with attending
selected art activities. The results will
help to address an existing research gap
of why Americans choose to attendÂor
not attendÂactivities such as visual arts
exhibits or music, dance, or theater
performances. These data will
supplement the data collected by the
Survey of Public Participation in the
Arts, which was not designed to collect
this information. The GSS is one of the
most cited and recognized sources of
information in the social sciences. The
data will be publicly available and the
basis for a range of NEA reports and
independent research publications.
Increase in burden is because this is the first time for this data collection request. This data will allow NEA, pursuant to its mandate "to support projects and productions that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding and appreciation of the arts" (USC2O, Section 954 (5)) and "to develop and implement a practical system of national information and data collection and public dissemination on the arts and their audiences, including trends in audience participation" (USC 20, Section 954 (q)), has entered into an interagency agreement with the National Science Foundation to fund an arts supplement GSS.
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.