Currently in the United States, college athletes are not paid for their performance. During a survey in the United States in 2023, around 42 percent of male respondents stated that they believed student athletes should be paid for their sport. Meanwhile, 55 percent of female respondents did not believe student athletes should be paid.
Public opinion on whether colleges should pay their student athletes in the United States as of March 2023, by gender
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Question was phrased by the source as: "As you may know, colleges and universities do not currently pay a salary to their athletes under NCAA rules. Do you think colleges should pay their student athletes?"
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Morning Consult. (March 14, 2023). Public opinion on whether colleges should pay their student athletes in the United States as of March 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301670/paying-student-athletes-opinion-gender/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on whether colleges should pay their student athletes in the United States as of March 2023, by gender." Chart. March 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301670/paying-student-athletes-opinion-gender/
Morning Consult. (2023). Public opinion on whether colleges should pay their student athletes in the United States as of March 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301670/paying-student-athletes-opinion-gender/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on Whether Colleges Should Pay Their Student Athletes in The United States as of March 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301670/paying-student-athletes-opinion-gender/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on whether colleges should pay their student athletes in the United States as of March 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301670/paying-student-athletes-opinion-gender/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Public opinion on whether colleges should pay their student athletes in the United States as of March 2023, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, March 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301670/paying-student-athletes-opinion-gender/