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Percentage of State Humanities Councils Conducting Programs of Various Kinds, 2005 and 2013

Data Source and Other Information

* Institutes, enrichment programs, and curricula.
** Educational gatherings, often held outdoors, featuring lecturers and entertainers. Modern Chautauqua programs, modeled after a popular educational movement that began in the late-19th century, are designed to foster both appreciation of the nation’s history and civic dialog around key issues of the day.

Source: National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal-State Partnership Division. Data for 2005 provided at the request of the Humanities Indicators; 2013 data available at http://www.neh.gov/files/divisions/fedstate/compliance _data_tables.2013.general_web_0.pdf (viewed on November 2, 2015).

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For more on the character and resources of these organizations, see “State Humanities Council Revenues.”

For information on other state-level funding for humanities activities, see “State Funding for Higher Education” and “State Library Agencies.”

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