Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change_June 23, 2022

Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change (OMB No. 3135-0132)
June 23, 2022
This request for a Nonsubstantive Change is needed for the 2022 GSS Arts Supplement to implement
minor adjustments to the final instrument. This minor change in the wording of several of the survey’s
questions will better capture respondents’ changes in arts participation since COVID-19, a major goal in
producing this survey.
Below we outline the items that were altered to better reflect the intent of the survey. The wording
changes are to questions in the section of the survey titled: Questions About Arts Participation After
COVID-19.

Original question

“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.)”

Revised question

“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now attending in-person live
arts events more often, at the
same rate, less often, or are you
not attending in-person live arts
at all? (This may include music,
theater, or dance
performances.)”
“During the last 12 months, did “Compared to the first year of
you go in person to art exhibits, the COVID-19 pandemic (March
such as paintings, sculpture,
2020 to March 2021), are you
textiles, graphic design, or
now attending in person art
photography, more often, at the exhibits, such as paintings,
same rate, or less often than in
sculpture, textiles, graphic
the first year of the Covid-19
design, or photography, more
pandemic?”
often, at the same rate, less
often, or are you not attending
in-person art exhibits at all?”

Discussion

We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

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Original question
“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?”
“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.”
“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 Covid19?”

“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?”

Revised question
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now going to the movies more
often, at the same rate, less
often, or not going to the
movies at all?”
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now creating or performing art
of your own more often, at the
same rate, less often, or are you
not creating or performing art
at all? This may have included
music, theater, or dance,
creative writing, crafts or visual
arts, digital art, or film or
photography done for artistic
purposes.”
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now reading novels or short
stories, poetry, or plays more
often, at the same rate, less
often, or are you not reading
novels or short stories, poetry,
or plays at all?”
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now visiting or touring online
art museums, galleries, or
exhibits more often, at the
same rate, less often, or do you
not visit or tour online art
museums at all?”

Discussion
We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

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Original question
“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?”

“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.”

“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?”

Revised question
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now going online to watch or
listen to live-streamed events
featuring music, theater, or
dance performances more
often, at the same rate, less
often, or do you not watch or
listen to live-streamed events at
all?”
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now watching or listening to
archived web events featuring
music, theater, or dance
performances more often, at
the same rate, less often, or do
you not watch or listen to
archived web events at all? This
may have included video or
audio clips on, for example,
YouTube, an organization’s
website, or on a social media
platform.”
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now going online to watch or
listen to live-streamed events
featuring poetry, book-readings,
or storytelling events more
often, at the same rate, less
often, or are you not watching
or listening to live-streamed
poetry, book-readings, or
storytelling events at all?”

Discussion
We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

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Original question
“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.”

“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 Covid19? This may have included
music, theater, or dance;
creative writing; crafts or visual
arts; digital art; or filmmaking or
photography done for artistic
purposes.”
“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 Covid19?”

Revised question
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now watching or listening to
archived web events featuring
poetry, book-readings, or
storytelling more often, at the
same rate, less often, or are you
not watching or listening to
archived poetry, book-readings,
or storytelling at all? This may
have included video or audio
clips on, for example, YouTube,
an organization’s website, or on
a social media platform.”
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now taking any online classes or
lessons (including watching
instructional videos) on creating
or performing art more often, at
the same rate, less often, or are
you not taking online arts
classes at all? This may have
included music, theater, or
dance; creative writing; crafts or
visual arts; digital art; or
filmmaking or photography
done for artistic purposes.”
“Compared to the first year of
the COVID-19 pandemic (March
2020 to March 2021), are you
now listening to podcasts about
music, theater, or dance, about
visual arts or film, or about
books or literature more often,
at the same rate, less often, or
are you not listening to
podcasts about the arts at all?”

Discussion
We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

We made this adjustment to
better capture respondents’
changes in arts participation
since COVID-19.

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