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, 40 percent of respondents stated that if colleges compensated student athletes, they strongly believed that male and female student athletes should be compensated equally for playing the same sport, regardless of how much revenue each sport generates. Meanwhile, nine percent of respondents strongly disagreed with this statement.
Public opinion on whether male and female college athletes who play the same sport should be compensated equally regardless of how much revenue their program generates in the United States as of June 2021
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Morning Consult. (June 29, 2021). Public opinion on whether male and female college athletes who play the same sport should be compensated equally regardless of how much revenue their program generates in the United States as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255261/student-athlete-equal-compensation-genders/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on whether male and female college athletes who play the same sport should be compensated equally regardless of how much revenue their program generates in the United States as of June 2021." Chart. June 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255261/student-athlete-equal-compensation-genders/
Morning Consult. (2021). Public opinion on whether male and female college athletes who play the same sport should be compensated equally regardless of how much revenue their program generates in the United States as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255261/student-athlete-equal-compensation-genders/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on Whether Male and Female College Athletes Who Play The Same Sport Should Be Compensated Equally Regardless of How Much Revenue Their Program Generates in The United States as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255261/student-athlete-equal-compensation-genders/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on whether male and female college athletes who play the same sport should be compensated equally regardless of how much revenue their program generates in the United States as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255261/student-athlete-equal-compensation-genders/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Public opinion on whether male and female college athletes who play the same sport should be compensated equally regardless of how much revenue their program generates in the United States as of June 2021 [Graph], Morning Consult, June 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255261/student-athlete-equal-compensation-genders/