Football

Are you a fan of professional football, or not?

	Yes, a fan	Somewhat of a fan (vol.)	No, not a fan	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2007 Dec 14-16	54	6	40	*
2005 Dec 9-11	50	9	41	*
2004 Dec 5-8	58	6	36	*
2003 Jan 23-25	50	9	41	*
2001 Mar 26-28	54	9	37	*
2001 Mar 9-11	48	14	38	*
2001 Jan 15-16	44	14	42	*
2000 Aug 24-27	42	12	46	*
1999 Mar 5-7	47	9	44	--
1999 Jan 22-24	51	10	39	*
1998 Jan 16-18	45	11	43	1
* Less than 0.5%
(vol.) = Volunteered response

Are you a fan of college football, or not?

	Yes, a fan	Somewhat of a fan (vol.)	No, not a fan	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2007 Nov 2-4	39	6	54	*
2006 Jul 28-30	39	6	54	*
2006 Jul 6-9	37	7	56	*
2006 Jun 23-25	42	8	50	--
2006 Jun 9-11	47	7	46	*
2005 Jul 22-24	37	6	57	--
2004 Dec 5-8	47	7	46	*
2001 Dec 14-16	39	8	53	*
2001 Mar 26-28	44	9	46	1
2000 Nov 13-15	41	6	53	*
2000 Aug 24-27	32	10	58	*
1999 Oct 21-24	36	10	54	*
* Less than 0.5%
(vol.) = Volunteered response
^ Asked Jan 6-8, 1994: "Are you a college football fan, or not?" Yes = 48%; No = 52%
† Asked Dec 4-6, 1993: "Are you a college football fan, or not?" Yes = 43%; No = 57%

What is your favorite sport to watch?

Long-term trend

	Football	Baseball	Basketball	Ice hockey	Auto racing	Ice/Figure skating
	%	%	%	%	%	%
2008 Dec 4-7	41	10	9	4	3	1
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
* Less than 0.5%
^ WORDING: What is your favorite sport to follow?

(Asked of professional football fans) Do you think the New England Patriots will go undefeated in the regular season and win the Super Bowl, or not?

	Yes, will	No, will not	No opinion
2007 Dec 14-16	53%	40	6

(Asked of professional football fans) Which would you, personally, rather see -- [ROTATED: the Patriots go undefeated, (or) the Patriots lose at least one game]?

	Patriots go undefeated	Patriots lose	No opinion
2007 Dec 14-16	41%	54	4

(Asked of those who are fans of college football) In your view, which college football conference has been the strongest over the past 10 years -- [ROTATED: the Atlantic Coast Conference, or ACC, the Big East, the Big Ten, the Big Twelve, the Pacific Ten, or PAC-Ten, the Southeastern Conference, or SEC] -- or some other conference?

	2007 Nov 2-4
	%
The Southeastern Conference, or SEC	30
The Big Ten	23
The Pacific Ten, or PAC-10	16
The Big Twelve	10
The Atlantic Coast Conference, or ACC	5
The Big East	4

Other	1
No opinion	10

(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

Do you plan to watch the Super Bowl this year, or not?

	Yes	No	No opinion
2006 Jan 20-22	64%	34	1

How closely do you think you will be watching the game -- very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?

BASED ON ADULTS WHO PLAN TO WATCH THE SUPER BOWL

	Very closely	Somewhat closely	Not too closely	Not at all	No opinion
2006 Jan 20-22	50%	37	11	2	*
* Less than 0.5%

Where do you plan to watch the game? [OPEN-ENDED]

BASED ON ADULTS WHO PLAN TO WATCH THE SUPER BOWL

	2006 Jan 20-22
	%
In own home	81
In a friend's home	9
In a relative's home	4
In a bar	1
At the game/In the stadium	*
Other	3
No opinion	2
* Less than 0.5%

About how many other people, if any, do you think will be watching the game with you? [OPEN-ENDED]

BASED ON ADULTS WHO PLAN TO WATCH THE SUPER BOWL

	2006 Jan 20-22
	%
None	9
One-two	23
Three-four	19
Five-six	17
Seven-ten	14
More than 10	15

No opinion	2

Mean	7.3
Median	4

Do you think the Indianapolis Colts will go undefeated in the regular season and win the Super Bowl, or not?

BASED ON PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL FANS

	Yes, will	No, will not	No opinion
2005 Dec 9-11	46%	45	9

Suppose the Colts are still undefeated with one or more games left in the regular season and have already clinched home field advantage in the playoffs. What do you think the Colts should do -- [ROTATED: continue to play their best players to try for an undefeated season (or) keep their best players on the bench to prevent them from getting injured before the playoffs]?

BASED ON PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL FANS

	Continue to play best players	Keep best players on the bench	No opinion
2005 Dec 9-11	60%	37	3

What is your overall opinion of the Bowl Championship Series, or BCS, the system that major college football uses to determine its national champion -- [ROTATED: very positive, somewhat positive, neither positive nor negative, somewhat negative, very negative]?

BASED ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS

	Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neither	Somewhat negative	Very negative	No opinion
2005 Jul 22-24	10%	30	20	25	13	2

Do you think the Bowl Championship Series should -- or should not -- be replaced with a playoff system?

BASED ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS

	Yes, should be	No, should not	No opinion
2005 Jul 22-24	65%	29	6

Do you think the Bowl Championship Series should -- or should not -- be replaced with a playoff system?

If college football keeps the Bowl Championship Series, would you be -- very upset, somewhat upset, not too upset, or not at all upset?

If college football moves to a playoff system, would you be -- very upset, somewhat upset, not too upset, or not at all upset?

BASED ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS

	2005 Jul 22-24
	%
Replace BCS with playoff, upset if BCS kept	16
Replace BCS with playoff, not upset if BCS kept	49
Keep BCS, not upset if playoff system instituted	25
Keep BCS, upset if playoff system instituted	4
No opinion	6

If you had to choose, do you think a selection committee should be used to determine which two college football teams should play for the national title in the Bowl Championship Series, or should the teams only be determined on the basis of polls and computer rankings, as is done now?

BASED ON SPORTS FANS