Percent of U.S. Adults Who Performed or Created Art, by Selected Activities
Do social dancing, including dancing at weddings, clubs, or other social settings 24.0% 21.8% -2.2%
Sing alone, in a social gathering, or in a group or choir 25.4% 20.2% -4.2%
Take photographs as an artistic activity 13.8% 13.3% -0.5%
Do weaving, crocheting, quilting, needlepoint, knitting, or sewing 11.7% 11.7% —
Play a musical instrument 10.9% 11.4% +0.5%
Create other visual art 13.4% 10.7% -2.4%
Create leatherwork, metalwork, or woodwork 6.6% 9.0% +2.4%
Do creative writing, such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or plays 6.6% 6.9% -0.3%
Create any performance or work of visual art using a computer or mobile device 3% 4.5% +1.5%
Create pottery, ceramics, or jewelry 4.1% 4.4% -0.3%
Create films or videos as an artistic activity 5.2% 4.0% -1.2%
Play a musical instrument with one or more partners, a band, orchestra, or other music group 3.9% 3.0% -0.9%
Perform or practice dance 3.5% 2.0% -1.5%
Design, code, or create any games, software, or tools n/a 2.0% —
Do acting 2.3% 1.6% -0.7%
2017 2022 Rate of Change
The proportion of adults singing declined from 2017 to 2022, by five percentage points. Social dancing took the place of singing as the most popular activity across all forms of personal arts performance and creation.
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