Sports Fans Which one of the following was the best sports championship of the year: The St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series Rory McIlroy winning the US Open The Boston Bruins winning the Stanley Cup The Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA Champsionship The Green Bay Packers winning the Super Bowl Other Unsure Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Sports Fans 30% 5% 8% 15% 36% 3% 3% Region Northeast 38% 5% 21% 6% 24% 4% 2% Midwest 38% 4% 1% 12% 44% <1% 1% South 21% 6% 4% 22% 39% 5% 3% West 34% 4% 9% 14% 33% 3% 4% Household Income Less than $50,000 31% 4% 5% 15% 41% 3% 2% $50,000 or more 30% 5% 10% 17% 32% 4% 2% Education Not college graduate 27% 4% 8% 16% 40% 3% 3% College graduate 35% 5% 8% 15% 32% 3% 3% Age Under 45 26% 3% 11% 21% 37% 2% 1% 45 or older 33% 6% 6% 13% 36% 4% 4% Age 18 to 29 23% 2% 14% 18% 41% 3% <1% 30 to 44 29% 4% 7% 24% 33% 2% 1% 45 to 59 32% 5% 8% 16% 32% 4% 2% 60 or older 33% 6% 4% 10% 38% 3% 5% Generation Millennials (18-30) 24% 3% 13% 17% 41% 3% <1% Gen X (31-46) 27% 3% 7% 26% 32% 4% 1% Baby Boomers (47-65) 34% 4% 7% 14% 36% 3% 3% Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 31% 8% 5% 9% 37% 4% 5% Race White 33% 6% 7% 10% 39% 3% 3% Non-white 22% 1% 9% 31% 31% 5% 1% Gender Men 33% 5% 9% 17% 31% 4% 2% Women 27% 4% 6% 14% 43% 2% 4% Interview Type Landline 32% 5% 7% 13% 36% 4% 3% Cell Phone 25% 4% 10% 22% 36% 2% 1% Marist Poll National Sports Fans: Interviews conducted November 8th through 10th, 2011, N=624 MOE +/- 4%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.