Student athletes who play college sports in the United States are not compensated for their performance, and there is some debate over whether or not colleges should be allowed to compensate their athletes. During a survey conducted in the U.S. in 2021, 29 percent of respondents stated that if colleges compensated student athletes, they strongly believed that all student athletes should be compensated equally, regardless of which sport they play or how much revenue that sport generates. Meanwhile, 10 percent of respondents strongly disagreed with this statement.
Public opinion on whether college athletes should be compensated equally regardless of what sport they play or how much revenue that particular sport generates in the United States as of June 2021
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Morning Consult. (June 29, 2021). Public opinion on whether college athletes should be compensated equally regardless of what sport they play or how much revenue that particular sport generates in the United States as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255233/student-athlete-equal-compensation/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on whether college athletes should be compensated equally regardless of what sport they play or how much revenue that particular sport generates in the United States as of June 2021." Chart. June 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255233/student-athlete-equal-compensation/
Morning Consult. (2021). Public opinion on whether college athletes should be compensated equally regardless of what sport they play or how much revenue that particular sport generates in the United States as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255233/student-athlete-equal-compensation/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on Whether College Athletes Should Be Compensated Equally Regardless of What Sport They Play or How Much Revenue That Particular Sport Generates in The United States as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255233/student-athlete-equal-compensation/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on whether college athletes should be compensated equally regardless of what sport they play or how much revenue that particular sport generates in the United States as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255233/student-athlete-equal-compensation/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Public opinion on whether college athletes should be compensated equally regardless of what sport they play or how much revenue that particular sport generates in the United States as of June 2021 [Graph], Morning Consult, June 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255233/student-athlete-equal-compensation/
