In May 2021, a survey was conducted in the United States to determine public opinion on how often officials make the rights calls in professional sports. Among the sports fans surveyed, a majority of fans of all sport types indicated that they believed professional sports referees either always or sometimes make the right calls. MLB officials scored the highest among American sports fans, with 51 percent of fans stating that MLB officials almost always made the correct calls.
Public opinion on how often officials make the right calls in professional sports in the United States as of May 2021, by sport
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Morning Consult. (May 17, 2021). Public opinion on how often officials make the right calls in professional sports in the United States as of May 2021, by sport [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245689/us-public-opinion-professional-sporting-event-officials/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on how often officials make the right calls in professional sports in the United States as of May 2021, by sport." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245689/us-public-opinion-professional-sporting-event-officials/
Morning Consult. (2021). Public opinion on how often officials make the right calls in professional sports in the United States as of May 2021, by sport. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245689/us-public-opinion-professional-sporting-event-officials/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on How Often Officials Make The Right Calls in Professional Sports in The United States as of May 2021, by Sport." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245689/us-public-opinion-professional-sporting-event-officials/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on how often officials make the right calls in professional sports in the United States as of May 2021, by sport Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245689/us-public-opinion-professional-sporting-event-officials/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Public opinion on how often officials make the right calls in professional sports in the United States as of May 2021, by sport [Graph], Morning Consult, May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245689/us-public-opinion-professional-sporting-event-officials/