Association of negative moral values and professional sports 2014

The statistic shows the opinions of poll participants in regards to the association of negative moral values with U.S. professional sports in 2014. Overall 52 percent of the respondents said that football was a sport they associate negative moral values with.

Which of the following popular U.S. professional sports do you most associate with negative moral values?*

Characteristic	Total	18-34 years	35-44 years	45-54 years	55-64 years	65+ years	Male	Female
Football	52%	45%	51%	48%	59%	60%	51%	53%
Basketball	28%	22%	29%	30%	31%	29%	30%	25%
Boxing	25%	24%	25%	18%	27%	28%	27%	23%
Wrestling	23%	28%	22%	18%	20%	21%	23%	22%
Baseball	14%	12%	16%	15%	15%	15%	16%	13%
Hockey	13%	14%	13%	11%	14%	10%	12%	13%
Mixed Martial Arts	12%	14%	14%	10%	13%	9%	16%	9%
Auto Racing	9%	12%	6%	10%	7%	8%	9%	9%
Golf	3%	4%	4%	2%	3%	2%	2%	4%
Soccer	2%	1%	3%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%
Tennis	1%	2%	2%	-	1%	-	1%	1%
Other	1%	1%	-	2%	-	1%	1%	1%
I don't associate any U.S. professional sports with negative moral values	16%	18%	16%	17%	13%	13%	15%	16%
Not sure	10%	9%	9%	13%	10%	9%	9%	11%

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Release date

October 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September 29 - October 1, 2014

Number of respondents

2,016 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The original wording of the source was as follows - 'The following questions are about professional sports in the United States. Please think of American professional sports when answering the questions in this section. Which of the following popular U.S. professional sports do you most associate with negative moral values? You may choose up to three

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