Sports Fans Which one of the following was the best single sports accomplishment of the year: Derek Jeter getting his 3000th hit The Dallas Mavericks sweeping the LA Lakers Butler making it to the NCAA Basketball Championship game for the 2nd year The USA Womens Soccer Team defeating Brazil in the World Cup Texas Christian University, known as TCU, winning the Rose Bowl Other Unsure Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Sports Fans 15% 18% 13% 32% 11% 5% 6% Region Northeast 25% 9% 15% 35% 4% 6% 6% Midwest 15% 14% 18% 32% 8% 8% 6% South 14% 20% 10% 30% 17% 3% 5% West 8% 26% 11% 34% 10% 5% 6% Household Income Less than $50,000 12% 25% 11% 29% 12% 4% 6% $50,000 or more 16% 13% 15% 37% 10% 5% 4% Education Not college graduate 17% 22% 10% 30% 10% 5% 6% College graduate 12% 13% 16% 36% 13% 5% 5% Age Under 45 18% 27% 9% 26% 11% 7% 1% 45 or older 13% 14% 15% 35% 11% 4% 8% Age 18 to 29 22% 30% 10% 22% 10% 6% <1% 30 to 44 13% 24% 8% 31% 13% 9% 2% 45 to 59 14% 18% 14% 39% 7% 4% 6% 60 or older 13% 11% 16% 32% 14% 4% 10% Generation Millennials (18-30) 21% 28% 9% 22% 13% 5% 2% Gen X (31-46) 13% 26% 13% 32% 8% 9% <1% Baby Boomers (47-65) 15% 16% 14% 37% 8% 4% 6% Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 11% 10% 14% 32% 17% 4% 13% Race White 17% 10% 15% 34% 12% 5% 6% Non-white 9% 39% 7% 27% 9% 6% 3% Gender Men 13% 20% 15% 29% 12% 6% 5% Women 16% 15% 11% 37% 11% 4% 6% Interview Type Landline 15% 15% 15% 33% 12% 4% 7% Cell Phone 15% 28% 6% 29% 10% 9% 2% 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.