CBS News/New York Times
Poll. April 30-May 1, 2014. N=1,054 adults nationwide.
Per CBS: "Additional
interviews were conducted with African Americans, who had previously
completed a survey as part of a random sample, to yield a sample size of
275. 660 whites were interviewed. The African American and non-African
American samples were weighted separately to match their group's population
characteristics such as gender, age, education, region, marital status and
phone use based on recent U.S. Census estimates. The samples were then
combined and weighted to the total U.S. adult population. The error due to
sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three
percentage points. ... The margin of error for the sample of whites is 5 pts
and 8 pts for African Americans." |
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"How
interested are you in watching or following professional basketball: very
interested, somewhat interested, or not interested?" |
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interested |
Somewhat
interested |
Not
interested |
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ALL |
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30 |
53 |
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Whites |
12 |
26 |
61 |
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Blacks |
40 |
37 |
23 |
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Marist
Poll. March 4-7, 2013. N=597 self-identified college basketball
fans nationwide. Margin of error ± 4. |
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"The current
NCAA men's basketball tournament starts with 68 teams. Do you think this is
too many, too few, or about the right number?" |
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Too many |
Too few |
About right |
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3/4-7/13 |
20 |
3 |
77 |
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3/20-22/12 |
18 |
4 |
78 |
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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling
organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). July 27-30, 2007.
N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. |
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"The National Basketball Association and law enforcement
authorities are investigating whether one of its referees conspired with
gamblers to affect the outcome of games. Do you believe this represents an
isolated case, or are problems of this kind more widespread in professional
sports?" |
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Isolated
case |
More
widespread |
Unsure |
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7/27-30/07 |
29 |
62 |
9 |
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CNN/USA
Today/Gallup
Poll.
June 21-23, 2002. Nationwide. |
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Asked of
basketball fans (N=460, MoE ± 5):
"Do you think the NBA should
have an age restriction requiring players to be at least 20 years of age, or do you think
there should be no age limit?" |
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Should have restriction |
43 |
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No age limit |
55 |
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No opinion |
2 |
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Asked of
all adults (N=1,020,
MoE ± 3):
"Are you a fan of
professional basketball, or not?" |
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Yes,
a Fan |
Somewhat
Of
a Fan
(vol.) |
No, Not
a Fan |
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6/02 |
33 |
12 |
54 |
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3/02 |
35 |
7 |
58 |
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10/01 |
30 |
8 |
62 |
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6/01 |
29 |
12 |
59 |
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3/01 |
36 |
8 |
55 |
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4/00 |
38 |
8 |
54 |
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CNN/USA
Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 15-17, 1999. N=1,009 adults nationwide, including 435
basketball fans. |
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"Finally, we have a
question about Michael Jordan, the former Chicago Bulls basketball star who retired this
week from the NBA. Do you think Michael Jordan will play professional basketball again
someday, or not?" |
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Fans |
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Will |
30 |
30 |
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Will not |
63 |
65 |
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No opinion |
7 |
5 |
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The Harris
Poll |
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"Do you follow men's
college basketball, or not?"
"Do you follow women's college basketball, or not?" |
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Percentage Who Follow |
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Men's
College
Basketball |
Women's
College
Basketball |
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N |
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12/9-13/98 |
22 |
8 |
1,005 |
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12/97 |
22 |
n/a |
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12/96 |
21 |
n/a |
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12/95 |
24 |
n/a |
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12/93 |
28 |
n/a |
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12/92 |
26 |
n/a |
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"Which is your
favorite men's college basketball team?" |
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Top Responses, Ranked |
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12/9-13/98 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1993 |
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Kentucky |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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Duke |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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North Carolina |
3 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
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Indiana |
4 |
* |
4 tie |
4 |
3 |
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UCLA |
5 |
5 |
* |
5 |
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Michigan State |
6 tie |
* |
* |
8 |
* |
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Purdue |
6 tie |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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Texas |
6 tie |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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Connecticut |
6 tie |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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Arkansas |
10 tie |
6 |
* |
* |
6 |
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North Carolina State |
10 tie |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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1,005 |
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The Harris
Poll. Dec. 9-13, 1998. N=1,005 adults nationwide. |
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"Do you follow men's
professional basketball, or not?" |
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Yes |
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% |
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12/98 |
35 |
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12/97 |
33 |
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12/96 |
28 |
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12/95 |
29 |
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12/93 |
35 |
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12/92 |
35 |
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Asked of those who
said they follow men's professional basketball:
"Who do you blame most for the current NBA lockout: the owners, the players or the
players' agents?" |
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12/98 |
7/98 |
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% |
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Players |
38 |
33 |
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Players' agents |
28 |
35 |
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Owners |
23 |
29 |
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Don't know |
11 |
3 |
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Fox
News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 11-12, 1998. N=904 registered voters
nationwide. |
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"Who do you blame
more for the work stoppage in the National Basketball Association, or the NBA: the players
or the owners?" |
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% |
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The players |
35 |
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The owners |
24 |
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Both (vol.) |
18 |
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Not sure |
23 |
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"Would you rather
watch college basketball or professional basketball?" |
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11/98 |
11/97 |
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% |
% |
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College basketball |
40 |
33 |
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Professional basketball |
26 |
31 |
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Equal (vol.) |
4 |
5 |
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Don't watch basketball |
27 |
30 |
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Don't know |
3 |
1 |
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