Some students who play college sports in the United States attend autograph or trading card signings, and profit from these events. During a survey conducted in the U.S. in 2022, 61 percent of respondents between the ages of 18 and 34 stated that they thought student athletes should be allowed to profit from autograph and trading card signings. Meanwhile, 35 percent of respondents over 65 thought this should not be allowed.
Public opinion on whether college athletes should be allowed to profit from autograph/trading card signings in the United States as of May 2022, by age
The source phrased the question as, "Should college athletes be allowed to profit from each of the following? Autograph / trading card signings."
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Morning Consult. (May 26, 2022). Public opinion on whether college athletes should be allowed to profit from autograph/trading card signings in the United States as of May 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255224/student-athlete-autograph-profits-age/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on whether college athletes should be allowed to profit from autograph/trading card signings in the United States as of May 2022, by age." Chart. May 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255224/student-athlete-autograph-profits-age/
Morning Consult. (2022). Public opinion on whether college athletes should be allowed to profit from autograph/trading card signings in the United States as of May 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255224/student-athlete-autograph-profits-age/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on Whether College Athletes Should Be Allowed to Profit from Autograph/Trading Card Signings in The United States as of May 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255224/student-athlete-autograph-profits-age/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on whether college athletes should be allowed to profit from autograph/trading card signings in the United States as of May 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255224/student-athlete-autograph-profits-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Public opinion on whether college athletes should be allowed to profit from autograph/trading card signings in the United States as of May 2022, by age [Graph], Morning Consult, May 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255224/student-athlete-autograph-profits-age/
