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Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Aug. 7-11, 2008. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"When the modern Olympics were founded more than a century ago, the stated goal of the Olympic movement was to contribute to building a peaceful and better world through sports. How successful would you say the Olympics have been in achieving this goal . . . ?"
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		Very/ Somewhat Successful	Not Too/ Not At All Successful	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/7-11/08	74	22	4
	4/16-18/04	76	23	1
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"How interested are you in following the Summer Olympics in China this year?" 2004: "...in Greece this year?"
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		Very Interested	Somewhat Interested	Not Too Interested	Not at All Interested
		%	%	%	%
	8/7-11/08	26	41	14	19
	4/16-18/04	21	44	21	14
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	Asked of those who said they are very or somewhat interested: "Which sport will you follow most closely in this year's summer Olympic games . . . ?"
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		8/7-11/08	4/16-18/04
		%	%
	Gymnastics	30	30
	Swimming	22	15
	Track and field	17	24
	Basketball	11	10
	Boxing	6	6
	Volleyball	2	2
	Some other sport	9	10
	None (vol.)	2	1
	Unsure	1	2
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"Do you think the International Olympic Committee made the right decision or made a mistake in holding the Olympics in China?"
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		Right Decision	Mistake	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/7-11/08	55	34	11
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"Do you think the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by Olympic athletes is a major problem, a minor problem, or no problem at all?"
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		Major Problem	Minor Problem	No Problem At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/7-11/08	42	44	10	4
	4/16-18/04	43	49	6	2
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"Which would you say best describes how you follow the Olympics? Do you mostly root for the USA to win the most medals possible, OR root for the greatest athletic achievements by individual athletes no matter where they're from?"
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		USA	Individual Athletes	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/7-11/08	51	45	4
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"How much of an impact do you think the quality of the air in Beijing is having on the performance of athletes at the games? . . ."
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		A Major Impact	A Minor Impact	No Impact At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/7-11/08	39	43	10	8

USA Today/Gallup Poll. July 25-27, 2008. Adults nationwide.
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"How much of the Olympics do you intend to watch: a great deal, a fair amount, not much, or none at all?" N=1,007 adults, MoE ą 3
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		A Great Deal	A Fair Amount	Not Much	None at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/25-27/08	16	40	29	14	1
	8/9-11/04	14	45	29	12	-
	9/11-13/00	17	42	28	12	1
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"What is your favorite Summer Olympic event?" Open-ended. N=1,007 adults, MoE ą 3.
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		%
	Swimming	27
	Track and field (net)	18
	Gymnastics	12
	Basketball	5
	Diving	4
	Baseball	2
	Other	11
	Any/All	2
	None	14
	Unsure	6
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"We'd like to know your views on how widespread the use of performance enhancing drugs is in various Olympic sports. Just your best guess, how many Olympic athletes in [see below] use performance enhancing drugs: all, most, some, only a few, or none?" N=626 sports fans, MoE ą 4
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		All/Most
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	Weightlifting	34
	Track and field	13
	Cycling	13
	Swimming	6
	Gymnastics	6
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"When you see or hear about an athlete breaking a world record in [see below], are you suspicious or not suspicious that the athlete used performance-enhancing drugs?" N=626 sports fans, MoE ą 4
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		Suspicious	Not Suspicious	Unsure
		%	%	%
	Swimming	22	76	2
	Track and field	35	63	2

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). July 18-21, 2008. N=1,003 registered voters nationwide.
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"Please tell me which ONE of the following is your favorite category of Summer Olympics sports: gymnastics; team sports, such as basketball, baseball, and soccer; swimming and diving; or track and field?" If "All": "Well, if you had to choose just ONE, which would you say is your favorite?" Half sample, MoE ą 4.4 (Form A)
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		Gymnastics	Team Sports	Swimming, Diving	Track and Field	Other (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/18-21/08	29	24	18	18	11

The Gallup Poll. Aug. 9-11, 2004. N=499 adults nationwide. MoE ą 5.
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"What is your favorite Summer Olympic event?"
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		%
	Track and field (net)	21
	Swimming	21
	Gymnastics	17
	Diving	4
	Basketball	3
	Soccer	2
	Other	9
	Any/All	2
	None	13
	No opinion	8

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. April 16-18, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"How likely do you think it is that a terrorist attack of some sort will take place at the Olympic Games this summer in Athens . . . ?"
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		Very/ Somewhat Likely	Not Too/ Not At All Likely	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/16-18/04	53	44	3
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"Do you think American athletes are more likely than other Olympic athletes to be targets of a terrorist attack, less likely to be targets of a terrorist attack, or do you think there is no difference in the terrorist threat to American athletes compared to the threat facing athletes from other countries at the Olympics?"
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		More Likely	Less Likely	No Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/16-18/04	42	6	51	1
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"As you may know, the Olympics are financed in large part by corporations that pay to have their brand names promoted at the Games. Which comes closer to your view? Corporate sponsorships at the Olympics are mostly a bad thing that needlessly commercialize the event. Corporate sponsorships at the Olympics are mostly a good thing that provide a source of needed funding."
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		A Bad Thing	A Good Thing	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/16-18/04	20	78	2

The Gallup Poll. Feb. 4-6, 2002. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"What is your favorite Winter Olympic event?"
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	Figure skating	32
	Downhill skiing	23
	Bobsled	8
	Hockey	7
	Luge	3
	Ski jumping	3
	Snowboarding	2
	Speed skating	1
	Biathlon	1
	Other	6
	All	1
	None	10
	No opinion	3

*NBC News/Wall Street Journal* Poll** conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Sept. 7-10, 2000. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.2.
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"If you had the chance to get a free ticket to one event at this summer's Olympic games, which of the following events would you choose to attend: gymnastics; team sports, such as basketball and soccer; track and field; swimming and diving; or cycling?"
		%
	Gymnastics	35
	Team sports	22
	Track and field	20
	Swimming and diving	12
	Cycling	2
	Other (vol.)	2
	None (vol.)	6
	Not sure	1

The Gallup Poll. Feb. 26-28, 1999. N=1,013 adults nationwide.
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"In general, how interested are you in the Olympic Games: very interested, interested, not very interested, or not at all interested?"
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	Very interested	25
	Interested	40
	Not very interested	23
	Not at all interested	12
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"Do you think the Olympic Games do more good than harm to international good will, or more harm than good?"
		1999	1952	1948
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	More good than harm	88	83	77
	More harm than good	6	3	7
	Don't affect good will (vol.)	1	7	8
	No opinion	5	7	8
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"Which would you prefer for future Summer Olympic Games: a permanent site to be established in Greece, or that the Olympic Games continue to move from country to country?"
		1999	1988	1984
		%	%	%
	Permanent site in Greece	13	11	37
	Country to country	83	82	54
	No opinion	4	7	9
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"Which would you prefer for future Winter Olympic Games: a permanent site in one location, or that the Winter Olympic Games continue to move from country to country?"
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	Permanent site in one location	13
	Country to country	84
	No opinion	3
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"In your opinion, should [rotate:] the Olympics return to its original role as a competition for amateur athletes OR all Olympic sports be opened to professional athletes?"
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	Amateur athletes	66
	Opened to professionals	30
	No opinion	4
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"How closely have you been following the controversy over the selection of Salt Lake City as the site for the year 2002 Winter Olympic Games: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?"
		1999
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	Very closely	5
	Somewhat closely	30
	Not too closely	34
	Not at all	31
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"As a result of the controversy, has your respect for the Olympics declined a lot, declined a fair amount, declined only a little, or not declined at all?"
		1999
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	Declined a lot	8
	Declined a fair amount	13
	Declined only a little	32
	Not declined at all	43
	No opinion	4
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"Would you favor or oppose placing the International Olympic Committee under the oversight of a group such as the United Nations?"
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	Favor	46
	Oppose	45
	No opinion	9
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"Should the International Olympic Committee and local Olympic organizing and bid committees be required to open their financial records to government and public scrutiny, or not?"
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	Yes, should	75
	No, should not	21
	No opinion	4

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