Aim of art

aimofart

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Question I'm going to read two statements about what works of art should Do. Please tell me which statement is closest to your opinion.

[1] art works should celebrate what is most beautiful about the world and the human spirit
[2] art works should freely express an artist’s deepest thoughts and emotions, good or bad
[NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

ballots	years
A/B/C	1998

Counts by year:

year	iap	art works should celebrate what is most beautiful about the world and the human spirit	art works should freely express an artist's deepest thoughts and emotions, good or bad	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	skipped on web	Total
1998	1387	538	851	23	33	-	-	2832
Total	1387	538	851	23	33	0	0	2832