This study, completed in 1985, is a replication of the 1982 "Survey of Public Participation in the Arts." The data, collected by the Bureau of the Census, represent the largest survey ever undertaken concerning the U.S. public's cultural activities and attitudes. Interviews were completed with a national sample of 13,675 persons. The survey was designed to investigate: (1) the audience size for individual arts activities and for arts as a whole; (2) the relationship between attendance at live performances and participation through watching television and listening to radio and recordings; (3) arts participation in relation to geographic regions and community types and sizes; (4) the relationship between social, economic, and demographic characteristics and participation in the arts; (5) the effect of family background; (6) competition from non-art activities; (7) the extent and nature of unsatisfied demand for arts activities; (8) reasons for nonattendance on the part of those who would like to attend; (9) the relationship of amateur participation to attendance; and (10) the role of formal instruction and a young age exposure to the arts. Almost 40 percent of the respondents had attended a live arts performance, and 3 percent had appeared in a public performance during the previous year. Tables and graphs are included. Appendices include survey documentation and background on methodology, and a list of occupation codes. (JHP)