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For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Professional baseball

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Professional football

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. College football

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Professional basketball

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. College basketball

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Professional ice hockey

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Auto racing

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Professional soccer

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Olympic sports

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Professional golf

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Professional tennis

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Figure skating

For each of the following, please say whether you are a fan of that sport or not. Professional wrestling

In general, would you describe yourself as a sports fan, or not?

	Yes, sports fan	No, not a fan	No opinion
	%	%	%
2009 Aug 6-9	56	44	*
2009 Feb 20-22	63	36	*
2008 Jul 25-27	61	38	1
2007 Jun 1-3	54	45	*
2006 May 5-7	56	44	*
2005 Feb 25-27	63	37	*
2005 Feb 4-6	58	42	*
2005 Jan 7-9	56	44	*
2004 Dec 17-19	57	43	*
2004 Jan 9-11	62	38	*
2003 Aug 4-6	56	44	*
2003 Jul 25-27	63	37	*
2003 Jun 27-29	57	42	1
2003 Apr 22-23	61	39	--
2003 Mar 14-15	66	34	*
2003 Feb 24-26	61	39	*
2003 Jan 3-5	62	38	*
2002 Dec 9-10	62	38	*
2001 Aug 24-26	57	42	1
2001 Jan 15-16	58	42	*
2000 Apr 28-30	62	37	1
* Less than 0.5

(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 opin- ion	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

In your opinion, who is currently the greatest male athlete in sports today? [OPEN-ENDED]

	2005 Jul 25-28
	%
Lance Armstrong	41
Tiger Woods	10
Michael Jordan	3
Shaquille O'Neal	1
Peyton Manning	1
Michael Vick	1
Brett Favre	1
Albert Pujols	1
Barry Bonds	*

Other	16
None	*
No opinion	25
* Less than 0.5%

In your opinion, who is currently the greatest female athlete in sports today? [OPEN-ENDED]

	2005 Jul 25-28
	%
Serena Williams	9
Venus Williams	9
"Williams sisters"	6
Annika Sorenstam	7
Michelle Wie	3
Mia Hamm	2
Sheryl Swoopes	1
Danica Patrick	1
Anna Kournikova	1
Maria Sharapova	1
Lindsay Davenport	1
Lisa Leslie	1
Jackie-Joyner Kersee	1
Michelle Kwan	*

Other	9
None	*
No opinion	48

BASKETBALL

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

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

GOLF

Next, how closely are you following the news about golfer Tiger Woods' recent car crash and allegations that he was having extramarital affairs -- very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?

*2009 Dec 11-13*	Very closely	Some- what closely	Not too closely	Not at all	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
National adults	14	30	32	24	1
Golf fans	22	38	26	13	2

Please say whether each of the following does or does not describe your reaction to the recent news about Tiger Woods. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

*2009 Dec 11-13*	Describes	Does not describe	No opinion
	%	%	%
A. Shocked
National adults	36	63	1
Golf fans	45	55	*

B. Disappointed
National adults	61	36	3
Golf fans	67	30	3
* Less than 0.5%

Looking ahead, do you think you will be less likely to watch golf tournaments Tiger Woods is playing than you were in the past, or not?

*2009 Dec 11-13*	Less likely	Not less likely	No opinion
	%	%	%
National adults	16	77	7
Golf fans	18	81	1

If a company uses Tiger Woods to endorse its product in the future, how would that affect your opinion of that company -- would it make you -- [ROTATED: more favorable, would it not affect your opinion either way, (or would it make you) less favorable] -- toward that company?

*2009 Dec 11-13*	More favorable	Not affect opinion	Less favorable	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
National adults	3	77	19	1
Golf fans	4	76	19	1

Do you think Tiger Woods should or should not publicly answer questions about the recent car crash and allegations of extramarital affairs?

*2009 Dec 11-13*	Should answer	Should not answer	No opinion
	%	%	%
National adults ^	24	72	5
Golf fans ^	28	69	3
^ Asked of a half sample

In general, do you think the news media should or should not report stories about a famous person having an extramarital affair?

*2009 Dec 11-13*	Should report	Should not report	No opinion
	%	%	%
National adults ^	34	62	4
Golf fans ^	41	59	1
^ Asked of a half sample

As you may know, there are reports that Tiger Woods is considering retiring from playing professional golf. Would you like to see Tiger Woods -- [ROTATED: keep playing professional golf (or) retire from professional golf]?

*2009 Dec 11-13*	Keep playing	Retire	No opinion
	%	%	%
National adults	68	15	17
Golf fans	83	9	8

(Asked of professional golf fans) Are you, personally, familiar with the new FedEx Cup Playoff system on the PGA tour, or not?

	Yes, familiar	No, not	No opinion
2007 Sep 7-8	43%	56	1

(Asked of professional golf fans) Are you, personally, familiar with the new FedEx Cup Playoff system on the PGA tour, or not?

	Yes, familiar	No, not	No opinion
2007 Sep 7-8	43%	56	1

(Asked of professional golf fans) Next, we are interested in how the new FedEx Cup Playoff system will affect golf fans' interest in the PGA tour. Does the new playoff system -- [ROTATED: make the PGA tour more interesting to you, does it make no difference, or does it make the PGA tour less interesting to you]?

	More interesting	No difference	Less interesting	No opinion
2007 Sep 7-8	20%	61	5	14

(Asked of professional golf fans) In general, would you say you do -- or do not -- understand how the new FedEx Cup Playoff system works?

	Yes, do	No, do not	No opinion
2007 Sep 7-8	32%	64	5

(Asked of golf fans) As you may know, tournaments such as the Ryder Cup pit a team of professional golfers from the U.S. against an international team. Just your best guess, how important do you think it is to U.S. golf team members that the U.S. wins these tournaments -- very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not important at all	No opinion
2006 Sep 15-17	49%	33	12	4	1

Have you ever played golf?

	Yes, have	No, have not	No opinion
2006 Jan 6-8	43%	57	*
1995 Oct 13-16 ^	41%	59	--

^ Gallup/CNN/IBM/US News and World Report poll

Have you, personally, become more interested in golf since Tiger Woods joined the professional golf tour, have you become less interested, or has your interest in golf not changed?

	More interested	Less interested	No change	No opinion
2006 Jan 6-8	18%	5	76	1

Who do you think is the better golfer -- [ROTATED: Tiger Woods today (or) Jack Nicklaus in his prime]?

	Tiger Woods today	Jack Nicklaus in his prime	SAME (vol.)	No opinion

2001 Jun 8-10	69	19	3	9
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2	40	41	2	17

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