Community Indicators Survey, 1999

This cumulative file contains the data from one national and 26 local surveys conducted in 1999 as part of the Knight Foundation's Community Indicators Project. The surveys measured civic engagement and attitudes concerning seven topic areas: education, arts and culture, children and social welfare, community development, homelessness, literacy, and citizenship. Questions relating specifically to arts and culture include frequency of attendance at arts events or museums, satisfaction with arts and cultural opportunities, and satisfaction with the performance of local cultural institutions. The interview protocol for each local area survey was nearly identical to the protocol for the national survey also conducted for this project. The Community Indicators Project was undertaken to document the social health of the 26 communities in which the Knight brothers published newspapers. The study was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates and funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.本聚合数据集包含1999年开展的1项全国性调查与26项地方性调查的原始数据，该系列调查为奈特基金会（Knight Foundation）社区指标项目（Community Indicators Project）的组成部分。本次调查围绕七大主题领域展开，旨在评估公民参与度及相关态度，主题涵盖教育、艺术与文化、儿童与社会福利、社区发展、无家可归者议题、读写能力与公民身份。其中针对艺术与文化主题的具体问题包括：参与艺术活动或参观博物馆的频率、对艺术文化相关资源供给的满意度，以及对本地文化机构运营表现的满意度。本次所有地方性调查的访谈流程，与本项目同期开展的全国性调查访谈流程几乎完全一致。社区指标项目的设立初衷，是记录奈特兄弟曾发行报纸的26座社区的社会健康状况。本研究由普林斯顿调查研究协会（Princeton Survey Research Associates）执行，由约翰·S·奈特与詹姆斯·L·奈特基金会资助。