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Boxing

What is your favorite sport to watch?

2007
Dec

2006
Dec

2005
Dec

2004
Dec

%

%

%

%

Football

43

43

34

37

Baseball

13

11

12

10

Basketball

11

12

12

13

Ice hockey

4

2

4

3

Auto racing

3

4

5

5

Ice/Figure skating

2

3

3

4

Golf

2

3

2

2

Soccer

2

2

3

2

Tennis

1

1

3

2

Boxing

1

2

1

1

Wrestling

1

*

1

1

Gymnastics

1

1

*

1

Volleyball

*

*

1

--

Rodeo

*

*

1

1

Motocross

*

*

*

1

Swimming

*

*

*

*

Bowling

*

*

*

*

Fishing

--

*

1

*

OTHER

3

3

4

4

NONE

12

12

13

12

No opinion

1

*

*

1

^

WORDING: What is your favorite sport to follow?

Long-term trend


Football


Baseball


Basketball

Ice
hockey

Auto
racing

Ice/Figure
skating

%

%

%

%

%

%

2007 Dec 6-9

43

13

11

4

3

2

2006 Dec 11-14

43

11

12

2

4

3

2005 Dec 5-8

34

12

12

4

5

3

2004 Dec 5-8

37

10

13

3

5

4

2003 Dec 11-14

37

10

14

5

5

6

2002 Dec 5-8

37

12

13

3

5

4

2001 Mar 26-28

28

12

16

3

6

4

2000 Mar 30-Apr 2

33

13

15

5

5

4

1998 Nov 20-22

36

16

12

3

3

2

1997 Apr 18-20 ^

30

14

17

3

7

2

1995 Apr 17-19

32

16

15

3

2

2

1994 Sep 16-20

37

16

13

1

2

3

1994 Aug 8-9

35

21

11

3

2

3

1992 Sept

38

16

12

4

2

2

1990 Feb

35

16

15

3

1

2

1981 Jan

38

16

9

2

1

2

1972 Oct

32

24

9

4

2

1

1960 Dec

21

34

9

3

*

1

1948 Apr 9-14

17

39

10

3

1

*

1937 Mar 24-29

23

34

8

2

1

1

^

WORDING: What is your favorite sport to follow?

Do you think that boxer Mike Tyson should or should not be banned from professional boxing for the rest of his life?

[BASED ON -- 518 -- NATIONAL ADULTS IN FORM B; ±5 PCT. PTS.]

Should
be banned

Should not
be banned

No
opinion

%

%

%

2002 Jan 25-27

64

26

10

1998 Oct 9-12

54

40

6

1997 Aug 22-25

68

28

4

1997 Jul 25-27

66

30

4

Do you think the state of Nevada should or should not reinstate the boxing license of former heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, who was suspended from boxing last year?

Should

Should not

No opinion

1998 Oct 9-12

23%

70

7

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