TABLE 2.1 PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TO THE PAST BY AGE -- NATIONAL SAMPLE
 

We asked our respondents if they had participated in each of 10 "activities that relate to the past...during the last 12 months." The table below divides the National Sample into four age groups, and reports the percentage of respondents who participated in the activities listed in the far-left column. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of respondents of the given age group who answered the question.

During the last 12 months, have you...
AGE
Total national sample
18 to 29
30 to 44
45 to 64
65 and older
Significance test

Looked at photographs with family and friends
91% (808)
95% (154)
91% (308)
93% (219)
85% (121)
.02

Taken any photographs or videos to preserve memories
83% (808)
94% (154)
88% (308)
84% (219)
60% (121)
< .001

Watched any movies or television programs about the past
81% (803)
80% (153)
82% (305)
85% (219)
76% (121)
NS

Attended a family reunion or a reunion of some other group of people with whom you have shared a common experience
64% (808)
64% (154)
63% (308)
63% (219)
70% (121)
NS

Visited any history museums or historic sites
57% (807)
56% (154)
61% (307)
56% (219)
50% (121)
NS

Read any books about the past
53% (805)
49% (154)
51% (307)
58% (219)
52% (119)
NS

Participated in any hobbies or worked on any collections related to the past
39% (807)
43% (154)
38% (308)
41% (128)
36% (121)
NS

Looked into the history of your family or worked on your family tree
36% (807)
30% (154)
38% (308)
35% (219)
42% (120)
NS

Written in a journal or diary
29% (808)
42% (154)
31% (308)
23% (219)
22% (121)
< .001

Participated in a group devoted to studying, preserving, or presenting the past
20% (808)
23% (154)
19% (308)
18% (219)
23% (121)
NS

 

 

 
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