1 2022 GSS Arts Supplement Questionnaire

QUESTIONS ABOUT IN-PERSON ARTS ATTENDANCE, LITERARY READING, AND CREATING OR
PERFORMING ART
Introduction: Next I'd like to ask about some leisure or recreational activities that people do during their
free time. As I read each activity, can you tell me if it is something you have done in the past 12 months?
1.

During the last 12 months, did you go in person to a live music, theater, or dance performance?

1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP (Inapplicable)
8 DK (Don’t know)
9 NA (No answer)

2.
During the last 12 months, did you go in person to an art exhibit, such as paintings, sculpture,
textiles, graphic design, or photography?

1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

3.

During the last 12 months, did you go to the movies?

1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

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If Questions 1, 2, or 3 is “Yes”
1B.
Thinking about all the types of events you said you attended, were any of those activities
outdoors?
1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

4.
During the last 12 months, did you create or perform art of your own? This may have included
music, theater, or dance; creative writing; crafts or visual arts; digital art; or film or photography done
for artistic purposes.

1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

5.

During the last 12 months, did you read any novels or short stories, poetry, or plays?

1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

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QUESTIONS ABOUT ARTS CONSUMPTION THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA
The following questions are about arts events or activities you may have watched or listened to, using
digital technology, during the last 12 months.
Attendance and Reading

6.

During the last 12 months, did you visit or tour an online art museum, gallery, or exhibit?

1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

7.
During the last 12 months, did you watch or listen to a live-streamed event featuring a music,
theater, or dance performance?
1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

8.
During the last 12 months, did you watch or listen to an archived web event featuring a music,
theater, or dance performance? This may have included video or audio clips on, for example, YouTube,
an organization’s website, or a social media platform.
1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

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9.
During the last 12 months, did you watch or listen to a live-streamed poetry event, bookreading, or storytelling event?
1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

10.
During the last 12 months, did you watch or listen to an archived web event featuring poetry,
book-reading, or storytelling? This may have included video or audio clips on, for example, YouTube, an
organization’s website, or a social media platform.
1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

11.
During the last 12 months, did you take any online classes or lessons—or watch instructional
videos—on creating or performing art? This may have included music, theater, or dance; creative
writing; crafts or visual arts; digital art; or filmmaking or photography done for artistic purposes.
1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

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12.
During the last 12 months, did you listen to podcasts about music, theater, or dance, or about
visual arts or film, or about books or literature?
1 Yes
2 No
0 IAP
8 DK
9 NA

QUESTIONS ABOUT ARTS PARTICIPATION AFTER COVID-19
On March 13th, 2020, federal authorities declared a national emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic. For the next questions, please consider March 2020 to March 2021 as the first year of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The following questions are about arts activities you may be doing now.

13.
During the last 12 months, did you go in person to live arts events more often, at the same rate,
or less often than in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic? (This may include music, theater, or dance
performances.)
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

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14.
During the last 12 months, did you go in person to art exhibits, such as paintings, sculpture,
textiles, graphic design, or photography, more often, at the same rate, or less often than in the first year
of the Covid-19 pandemic?
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

15.
During the last 12 months, did you go to the movies more often, at the same rate, or less often
than in the first year of Covid-19?
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK

16.
During the last 12 months, did you create or perform art of your own more often, at the same
rate, or less often than in the first year of Covid-19? This may have included music, theater, or dance;
creative writing; crafts or visual arts; digital art; or film or photography done for artistic purposes.
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

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17.
During the last 12 months, did you read novels or short stories, poetry, or plays more often, at
the same rate, or less often than in the first year of Covid-19?
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

18.
During the last 12 months, did you visit or tour an online art museum, gallery, or exhibit more
often, at the same rate, or less often than in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic?
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

19.
During the last 12 months, did you go online to watch or listen to live-streamed events featuring
music, theater, or dance performances more often, at the same rate, or less often than in the first year
of the Covid-19 pandemic?
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

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20.
During the last 12 months, did you watch or listen to archived web events featuring music,
theater, or dance performances more often, at the same rate, or less often than in the first year of the
Covid-19 pandemic? This may have included video or audio clips on, for example, YouTube, an
organization’s website, or on a social media platform.
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

21.
During the last 12 months, did you go online to watch or listen to live-streamed events featuring
poetry, book-readings, or storytelling events more often, at the same rate, or less often than in the first
year of the COVID-19 pandemic?
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

22.
During the last 12 months, did you watch or listen to archived web events featuring poetry,
book-readings, or storytelling more often, at the same rate, or less often than in the first year of the
Covid-19 pandemic? This may have included video or audio clips on, for example, YouTube, an
organization’s website, or on a social media platform.
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

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23.
During the last 12 months, did you take any online classes or lessons—or watch instructional
videos—on creating or performing art—more often, at the same rate, or less often than in the first year
of Covid-19? This may have included music, theater, or dance; creative writing; crafts or visual arts;
digital art; or filmmaking or photography done for artistic purposes.
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK
9 NA

24.
During the last 12 months, did you listen to podcasts about music, theater, or dance, about
visual arts or film, or about books or literature more often, at the same rate, or less often than in the
first year of Covid-19?
1 More often
2 At the same rate
3 Less often
4 I don’t do these activities.
8 DK

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