星期三,2月. 8, 2023 –  An overwhelming majority of 美国人 support rule changes designed to make football safer for its players, 根据… 新的全国调查 of 3,201 United States residents released today by the 锡耶纳大学研究所 和全球网赌十大网站 詹多里传播学院.

Sixty-nine percent of fans – including 79% of “Avid” fans – favor rule changes aimed at reducing the potential for neurological injuries, 即使规则改变了游戏规则.” And 71% of adults believe that independent doctors – not paid for by the individual teams – should make the decisions on whether injured players can re-enter a game.

“After seeing Damar Hamlin collapse on the field, and questionable responses to head injuries sustained by star quarterbacks such as Tua Tagovailoa and Matthew Stafford, many people are wondering if the NFL is doing enough to keep players safe,——Aaron Chimbel, 圣院长. Bonaventure的Jandoli学校说. “Their recent decision that requires independent doctors to determine whether injured players can return back into games is supported strongly by 美国人, and will hopefully keep players healthy and safe.”

Strong Support for On-Field Messaging Like ‘End Racism’;
Football Seen As Helping Overcome Racial Discrimination

锡耶纳和圣. Bonaventure survey found that a large majority of 美国人 – 60% – support displays of slogans such as ‘end racism’ on the back of helmets and on fields, 包括78%的Avid粉丝. Support differed greatly by age – 75% of respondents under 34 years old support social messaging, while only 38% of those over 65 years did. Blacks (78%) and 拉丁美洲人s (73%) were much more likely to support messaging displays than 白人 (54%).

More than half (54%) say football does more to overcome racial discrimination in America rather than to perpetuate it (14%). 以46% -12%的优势领先, 美国人称之为“鲁尼规则”,” which requires NFL teams to conduct interviews with minority candidates for vacant coaching positions, 对运动有好处. While 27% say Black coaching candidates do not receive as much consideration for coaching jobs in the NFL as white candidates, a plurality (42%) of all respondents believe they do – although a plurality of African-American respondents say Black candidates do not receive as much consideration as white candidates (48% to 33%).

“A strong majority of 美国人 – 53% – think football promotes values that make this a better country. As racial issues have come to the forefront in the NFL over the last few years, by 54-14%, 美国人, 包括大多数黑人, 白人, 拉丁美洲人, 和亚洲人, say football does more to overcome – rather than perpetuate – racial discrimination in America,Don Levy说, 导演, 锡耶纳大学研究所.

Domestic Violence and Penalties for Players

Forty percent of 美国人 – including 54% of Non-fans and 49% of women – support a permanent ban from the NFL for players accused of domestic violence, while 28% support a one-year suspension, 15%是更短的停职时间.

新体育场馆的公共资金

通过以, 53-27%, 美国人 oppose using public funds to build new football stadiums, such as the new stadium for the Buffalo Bills which will be built using $850 million in taxpayer funds. Fifty-five percent of Avid fans support the use of taxpayer funds, while 68% of Non-fans and 59% of Casual fans are opposed.

梦幻足球

Twenty-one percent of 美国人 say they play fantasy football, 包括65%的Avid粉丝, 22%的粉丝和28%的男性. Respondents under 35 years old are eight times more likely to play than those 65 or older (32%-4%). 那些玩梦幻橄榄球的人, the top activities are updating rosters once a week (87%), reading articles about players on their teams (81%), listening to sports talk shows about the players on their teams (78%), and trading with other teams in their leagues (77%).

美国国家足球联盟的商品

Forty-one percent of 美国人 – including 82% of Avid fans and 54% of Involved fans – say they have purchased merchandise, 服装, or memorabilia associated with an NFL team or athlete over the last year. Of those who have purchased merchandise, over one-third (42%) say they have spent $101-$250 over the last year. Thirty-eight percent say they have spent no more than $100, 17%的人说他们花了251美元到1美元,000 and 2% say they have spent more than $1,000.

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The American Sports Fanship Survey was conducted January 3 - 8, 2023, among 3201 responses drawn from a proprietary online panel (Lucid) of United States Residents. 数据按年龄进行统计调整, 地区, 种族/民族, 教育, and gender to ensure representativeness. It has an overall margin of error of +/- 1.8 percentage points including the design effects resulting from weighting. The 锡耶纳大学研究所, directed by Donald Levy, Ph.D., conducts political, economic, social, and cultural research primarily in NYS. SCRI, 一个独立的, 无党派研究机构, subscribes to the American Association of Public Opinion 研究 Code of Professional Ethics and Practices. For more information or comments, please call Dr. Don Levy, 518-783-2901. St. 博纳旺蒂尔大学 詹多里传播学院, offers multiple undergraduate and graduate degrees in sports journalism, 市场营销及相关领域. For more information or comments, please contact Dean Aaron Chimbel at 716-375-2040.