(Asked of sports fans) We'd like to know your views on how widespread the use of performance enhancing drugs is in various professional sports. Just your best guess, how many athletes in -- [RANDOM ORDER] -- use performance enhancing drugs -- all or almost all, most, some, only a few, or none?
|
2007 Jun 1-3
(sorted by "all or almost all/most")
|
All or almost all
|
Most
|
Some
|
Only a few
|
None
|
No
opinion
|
All/
most
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
Professional football
|
7
|
26
|
45
|
18
|
2
|
2
|
33
|
|
Professional baseball
|
7
|
20
|
46
|
24
|
1
|
2
|
27
|
|
Track and field
|
5
|
16
|
45
|
25
|
5
|
4
|
21
|
|
Professional cycling
|
6
|
14
|
37
|
31
|
5
|
7
|
20
|
|
Professional basketball
|
4
|
12
|
43
|
32
|
5
|
3
|
16
|
|
Swimming
|
3
|
6
|
37
|
34
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
(Asked of sports fans) Do you think each of the following sports is doing enough -- or not doing enough -- to deal with the use of performance enhancing drugs by its athletes? How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?
|
2007 Jun 1-3
(sorted by "doing enough")
|
Doing enough
|
Not doing enough
|
No
opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
Swimming
|
51
|
31
|
18
|
|
Professional cycling
|
48
|
42
|
10
|
|
Track and field
|
45
|
43
|
12
|
|
Professional basketball
|
45
|
48
|
6
|
|
Professional football
|
33
|
63
|
4
|
|
Professional baseball
|
30
|
67
|
3
|
What is your favorite sport to watch?
|
2006
Dec
|
2005
Dec
|
2004
Dec
|
2003
Dec
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
Football
|
43
|
34
|
37
|
37
|
|
Basketball
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
|
Baseball
|
11
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
|
Auto Racing
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
|
Golf
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
Ice/Figure Skating
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
|
Soccer
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
Ice hockey
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
|
Boxing
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
Tennis
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
Gymnastics
|
1
|
*
|
1
|
1
|
|
Rodeo
|
*
|
1
|
1
|
*
|
|
Volleyball
|
*
|
1
|
--
|
*
|
|
Motocross
|
*
|
*
|
1
|
*
|
|
Wrestling
|
*
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Bowling
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
|
Fishing
|
*
|
1
|
*
|
*
|
|
Swimming
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
|
NONE
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
9
|
|
No Opinion
|
*
|
*
|
1
|
*
|
Long Term Trend
|
Football
|
Baseball
|
Basketball
|
Auto
racing
|
Ice/ figure skating
|
Ice
hockey
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2006 Dec 11-14
|
43
|
11
|
12
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
|
2005 Dec 5-8
|
34
|
12
|
12
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
|
2004 Dec 5-8
|
37
|
10
|
13
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
|
2003 Dec 11-14
|
37
|
10
|
14
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
|
2002 Dec 5-8
|
37
|
12
|
13
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
|
2001 Mar 26-28
|
28
|
12
|
16
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
|
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2
|
33
|
13
|
15
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
|
1998 Nov 20-22
|
36
|
16
|
12
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
|
1997 Apr 18-20 ^
|
30
|
14
|
17
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
|
1995 Apr 17-19
|
32
|
16
|
15
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
1994 Sep 16-20
|
37
|
16
|
13
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
|
1994 Aug 8-9
|
35
|
21
|
11
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
|
1992 Sept
|
38
|
16
|
12
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
1990 Feb
|
35
|
16
|
15
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
1981 Jan
|
38
|
16
|
9
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
1972 Oct
|
32
|
24
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
|
1960 Dec
|
21
|
34
|
9
|
*
|
1
|
3
|
|
1948 Apr 9-14
|
17
|
39
|
10
|
1
|
*
|
3
|
|
1937 Mar 24-29
|
23
|
34
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
^
|
WORDING: What is your favorite sport to follow?
|
Are you a fan of college basketball, or not?
|
Yes,
a fan
|
Somewhat
of a fan (vol.)
|
No, not
a fan
|
No
opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2006 Apr 7-9
|
29
|
6
|
65
|
*
|
|
2004 Dec 5-8
|
35
|
6
|
59
|
*
|
|
2004 Mar 26-28
|
32
|
6
|
62
|
*
|
|
2002 Mar 18-20
|
37
|
5
|
58
|
*
|
|
2001 Mar 26-28
|
38
|
9
|
52
|
1
|
Would you like to see the NCAA - [ROTATED: increase the number of teams that qualify for the men's NCAA basketball tournament, keep the number of teams the same, or reduce the number of teams that qualify for the men's NCAA basketball tournament]?
[ASKED OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL FANS]
|
Increase
|
Keep the same
|
Reduce
|
No
opinion
|
|
2006 Apr 7-9
|
20%
|
72
|
4
|
4
|
Are you a fan of professional basketball, or not?
|
Yes, a fan
|
Somewhat
of a fan (vol.)
|
No, not
a fan
|
No
opinion
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
2004 Dec 5-8
|
33
|
5
|
61
|
1
|
|
2003 May 30-Jun 1
|
29
|
10
|
61
|
--
|
|
2002 Jun 21-23
|
33
|
12
|
54
|
1
|
|
2002 Mar 18-20
|
35
|
7
|
58
|
*
|
|
2001 Oct 5-6
|
30
|
8
|
62
|
0
|
|
2001 Jun 8-10
|
29
|
12
|
59
|
*
|
|
2001 Mar 26-28
|
36
|
8
|
55
|
1
|
|
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2
|
38
|
8
|
54
|
--
|
|
1999 Jan 15-17
|
31
|
11
|
58
|
--
|
|
1999 Jan 6
|
29
|
12
|
59
|
--
|
|
1998 Oct 9-12
|
36
|
10
|
54
|
--
|
|
1994 Mar 11-13
|
32
|
11
|
57
|
--
|
Do you think the NBA should have an age restriction requiring players to be at least twenty years of age, or do you think there should be no age limit?
|
Yes, restriction
|
No, no restriction
|
No opinion
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Adults
|
|
|
|
|
2002 Jun 21-23
|
43%
|
51
|
6
|
|
1999 Jun 25-27
|
50%
|
44
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basketball Fans
|
|
|
|
|
2002 Jun 21-23
|
43%
|
55
|
2
|
