GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
Survey Methods
Results are based on telephone interviews with 671 adults
nationwide, ages 18+, conducted January 6, 1999.
For results based on the total sample of adults nationwide, one
can say with 95% confidence that the margin of sampling error is no
greater than +/- 4 percentage points.
Are you a fan of professional basketball, or not?
| |
99 Jan 6 |
98 Oct 9-12 |
94 Mar 11-13 |
| Yes, a fan |
29% |
36% |
32% |
| Somewhat a fan (vol.) |
12% |
10% |
11% |
| No, not a fan |
59% |
54% |
57% |
| No opinion |
* |
* |
0 |
| |
100% |
100% |
100% |
* Less than 0.5%
As you may know, there was a dispute between the professional
basketball players' union and the NBA owners that caused the NBA to
miss much of its current season. Which side in the dispute did you
favor, the owners or the players?
| |
Owners |
Players |
Both Sides (vol.) |
Neither (vol.) |
No Opinion |
| 99 Jan 6 |
| TOTAL |
32% |
23% |
2% |
19% |
24% |
| FANS |
37% |
32% |
3% |
18% |
10% |
| 98 Oct 9-12^ |
36% |
44% |
1% |
10% |
9% |
| Baseball
Strike |
| 95 April 4** |
27% |
27% |
5% |
35% |
6% |
| 95 Feb 24-26** |
38% |
25% |
4% |
30% |
3% |
| 94 Sep 16-18** |
43% |
27% |
4% |
21% |
5% |
| 94 Aug 8-9*** |
39% |
32% |
2% |
16% |
11% |
| 94 Jan 16-18** |
50% |
28% |
2% |
18% |
2% |
^ Based on basketball fans
** Question wording: "Whose side do you favor?"
*** Question wording: "If there is a baseball strike, whose side do
you favor...?"
How much have you missed watching NBA basketball since the
dispute started -- a great deal, some, only a little, or not at
all?
| |
Total |
Fans |
| A great deal |
11% |
23% |
| Some |
12% |
23% |
| Only a little |
14% |
28% |
| Not at all |
60% |
25% |
| No opinion |
3% |
1% |
| |
100% |
100% |
As you may know, the basketball players and owners have come
to an agreement and the NBA will now hold a reduced schedule of
games. Will you personally watch the remaining NBA games more
often, less often, or about the same amount as you would have if
the lockout had not occurred?
| |
Total |
Fans |
| More often |
3% |
4% |
| Less often |
21% |
27% |
| About the same |
70% |
66% |
| No opinion |
6% |
3% |
| |
100% |
100% |
Compared to last year's basketball season, are you just as
interested today in NBA basketball as you were then, or are you
less interested? [BASED ON BASKETBALL FANS; N = 276; MARGIN OF
SAMPLING ERROR = +/- 7 PCT. PTS.]
| Just as interested |
40% |
| Less interested |
55% |
| More interested (vol.) |
2% |
| No opinion |
3% |
| |
55% |
(vol.) Volunteered
