According to a survey conducted in 2022 in the United States, nearly 60 percent of U.S. adults stated that college athletes should be able to profit from their names, images, and likeness in video games, jerseys, or other products. Meanwhile, 19 percent of respondents were either unsure or did not have an opinion.
Public opinion of college athletes being able to profit from their names, images and likenesses in video games, jerseys, or other products in the United States as of May 2022
The source phrased the question as, "Should college athletes be allowed to profit from each of the following? The use of their name or likeness in video games, jerseys or other products."
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Morning Consult. (May 26, 2022). Public opinion of college athletes being able to profit from their names, images and likenesses in video games, jerseys, or other products in the United States as of May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277792/impact-of-athlete-media-profits-on-us-sports-fan-interest/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion of college athletes being able to profit from their names, images and likenesses in video games, jerseys, or other products in the United States as of May 2022." Chart. May 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277792/impact-of-athlete-media-profits-on-us-sports-fan-interest/
Morning Consult. (2022). Public opinion of college athletes being able to profit from their names, images and likenesses in video games, jerseys, or other products in the United States as of May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277792/impact-of-athlete-media-profits-on-us-sports-fan-interest/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion of College Athletes Being Able to Profit from Their Names, Images and Likenesses in Video Games, Jerseys, or Other Products in The United States as of May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277792/impact-of-athlete-media-profits-on-us-sports-fan-interest/
Morning Consult, Public opinion of college athletes being able to profit from their names, images and likenesses in video games, jerseys, or other products in the United States as of May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277792/impact-of-athlete-media-profits-on-us-sports-fan-interest/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Public opinion of college athletes being able to profit from their names, images and likenesses in video games, jerseys, or other products in the United States as of May 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, May 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277792/impact-of-athlete-media-profits-on-us-sports-fan-interest/
