When the quantity of time in leisure activities is taken into account, socioeconomic status has no independent effect on arts creation.

From: "Effects of Arts Education on Participation in the Arts," Report 36: Executive Summary based on data from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in 1992

Available here: National Endowment for the Arts

Source URL: http://www.nea.gov/pub/Researcharts/Summary36.html