I have found a PDF document from the Arts Council of Australia which lists their statistical analysis of attendees of events in Australia ( social and demographic ) culturaldata.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_fi... This is a link to an article about the American Symphony Orchestra which talks about the declining audience over recent years - according to the author this can be attributed to the advent of digital music. gregsimonmusic.com/MUS%20341%20Paper.doc This was all I could find about the demographic figures of contemporary audiences that listed figures and facts.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.