Sports Fans
When recruiting and training college athletes, do you think it is a common practice or not a common practice for college sports programs to break NCAA rules?
Common practice Not a common practice Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Sports Fans 55% 35% 10%
College Football Fans 56% 35% 9%
College Basketball Fans 57% 37% 6%
Region Northeast 57% 32% 11%
Midwest 55% 35% 10%
South 56% 35% 9%
West 52% 37% 12%
Household Income Less than $50,000 53% 34% 13%
$50,000 or more 58% 35% 7%
Education Not college graduate 54% 35% 11%
College graduate 57% 35% 8%
Age Under 45 64% 27% 9%
45 or older 51% 39% 10%
Age 18 to 29 66% 17% 17%
30 to 44 62% 35% 3%
45 to 59 56% 37% 7%
60 or older 44% 41% 15%
Race White 55% 35% 10%
Non-white 55% 33% 12%
Gender Men 62% 32% 6%
Women 47% 38% 15%
Interview Type Landline 55% 34% 11%
Cell Phone 56% 36% 8%
Marist Poll National Sports Fans: Interviews conducted March 20th through 22nd, 2012, N=620 MOE +/- 4.0 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.