Sports and Racism Survey Statistics at Survelum Public Data Bank

Data collected: 68 survey responses
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Demographics

How old are you?

0-17Data Graph (1; 1%)How old are you? - Stats Chart
18-22Data Graph (61; 90%)
23-40Data Graph (2; 3%)
40-65Data Graph (3; 4%)
65+Data Graph (1; 1%)

Gender?

MaleData Graph (32; 47%)Gender? - Stats Chart
FemaleData Graph (34; 50%)
Not CheckedData Graph (2; 3%)

Ethnicity?

AsianData Graph (2; 3%)Ethnicity? - Stats Chart
African AmericanData Graph (1; 1%)
HispanicData Graph (3; 4%)
Native AmericanData Graph (0; 0%)
WhiteData Graph (57; 84%)
OtherData Graph (3; 4%)
Not CheckedData Graph (2; 3%)

What is your highest level of education (completed or currently attending)?

Elementary SchoolData Graph (0; 0%)What is your highest level of education (completed or currently attending)? - Stats Chart
High SchoolData Graph (6; 9%)
CollegeData Graph (59; 87%)
MastersData Graph (0; 0%)
PhDData Graph (3; 4%)

Did you attend a private high school or college?

YesData Graph (22; 32%)Did you attend a private high school or college? - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (46; 68%)
Does not apply to meData Graph (0; 0%)

Sports History and Interest

Which of the following sports, if any, have you played in through an organized league (e.g. intramurals, high school, club, collegiate, etc.)?

BaseballData Graph (30; 44%)Which of the following sports, if any, have you played in through an organized league (e.g. intramur - Stats Chart
FootballData Graph (19; 28%)
BasketballData Graph (31; 46%)
HockeyData Graph (7; 10%)
GolfData Graph (9; 13%)
VolleyballData Graph (21; 31%)
TrackData Graph (17; 25%)
Cross CountryData Graph (4; 6%)
TennisData Graph (8; 12%)
WrestlingData Graph (7; 10%)
SoccerData Graph (26; 38%)

Which of the following sports leagues do you consider yourself a fan of?

NFLData Graph (55; 81%)Which of the following sports leagues do you consider yourself a fan of? - Stats Chart
NBAData Graph (18; 26%)
MLBData Graph (33; 49%)
NHLData Graph (23; 34%)
NCAA FootballData Graph (41; 60%)
NCAA Women's BasketballData Graph (1; 1%)
NCAA Men's BasketballData Graph (32; 47%)
PGAData Graph (17; 25%)
LPGAData Graph (2; 3%)

Rate your overall sports enthusiasm

5 -ESPN dailyData Graph (15; 22%)Rate your overall sports enthusiasm - Stats Chart
4Data Graph (19; 28%)
3 -I enjoy watching sportsData Graph (24; 35%)
2Data Graph (7; 10%)
1 -What's ESPN?Data Graph (3; 4%)

Opinion Questions

African American professional athletes are more physically capable than White professional athletes in comparable positions.

Strongly AgreeData Graph (5; 7%)African American professional athletes are more physically capable than White professional athletes - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (33; 49%)
NeutralData Graph (14; 21%)
DisagreeData Graph (9; 13%)
Strongly DisagreeData Graph (2; 3%)
Not CheckedData Graph (5; 7%)

Do you feel that the media instigates racism in sport through advertisement and news coverage?

Yes, all the timeData Graph (5; 7%)Do you feel that the media instigates racism in sport through advertisement and news coverage? - Stats Chart
YesData Graph (24; 35%)
NoData Graph (27; 40%)
No, I've never thought soData Graph (7; 10%)
Not CheckedData Graph (5; 7%)

Do you think that college sports are dominated by African Americans?

Yes, at least 50% of college athletes are African AmericanData Graph (10; 15%)Do you think that college sports are dominated by African Americans? - Stats Chart
Yes, most sports have a significant proportion of African American athletesData Graph (43; 63%)
No, few sports have a significant proportion of African American athletesData Graph (9; 13%)
No, there are very few African Americans in college athleticsData Graph (0; 0%)
Not CheckedData Graph (6; 9%)

As a child, did you find that your sports role models were of the same ethnicity as you?

Yes, nearly all of my sports role models were of the same ethnicityData Graph (4; 6%)As a child, did you find that your sports role models were of the same ethnicity as you? - Stats Chart
Yes, but I also had sports role models of different ethnicitiesData Graph (33; 49%)
No, very few of my sports role models were of the same ethnicityData Graph (14; 21%)
I did not have any sports role modelsData Graph (12; 18%)
Not CheckedData Graph (5; 7%)

Do you think that White athletes make better role models than African American athletes?

Yes, in most casesData Graph (11; 16%)Do you think that White athletes make better role models than African American athletes? - Stats Chart
No, not at allData Graph (51; 75%)
Not CheckedData Graph (6; 9%)

Do you think that (at the professional level) African American athletes are involved in more criminal activity than White athletes?

YesData Graph (41; 60%)Do you think that (at the professional level) African American athletes are involved in more crimina - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (22; 32%)
Not CheckedData Graph (5; 7%)

Additional Questions

Have you ever heard that African Americans individuals have superior genetics for athletic build than White individuals?

YesData Graph (40; 59%)Have you ever heard that African Americans individuals have superior genetics for athletic build tha - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (21; 31%)
Not CheckedData Graph (7; 10%)

Do you agree with rules banning team names that are racially suggestive (e.g. Redskins, Indians, Braves, etc.)?

YesData Graph (11; 16%)Do you agree with rules banning team names that are racially suggestive (e.g. Redskins, Indians, Bra - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (50; 74%)
Not CheckedData Graph (7; 10%)

Specifically, do you find the University of Notre Dame's mascot, the Fighting Irish, racially offensive?

YesData Graph (3; 4%)Specifically, do you find the University of Notre Dame`s mascot, the Fighting Irish, racially offens - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (59; 87%)
Not CheckedData Graph (6; 9%)

As a child, how much emphasis (by parents and/or other family members) was put on participating in sports?

A significant amountData Graph (15; 22%)As a child, how much emphasis (by parents and/or other family members) was put on participating in s - Stats Chart
A good bitData Graph (25; 37%)
Not muchData Graph (14; 21%)
Not at allData Graph (8; 12%)
Not CheckedData Graph (6; 9%)

As a child, which of the following activities did you do with your parents?

Attended a sporting eventData Graph (56; 82%)As a child, which of the following activities did you do with your parents? - Stats Chart
Visited a museumData Graph (47; 69%)
Saw a play/musicalData Graph (40; 59%)
Traveled overseasData Graph (18; 26%)
Went to church on a regular basisData Graph (45; 66%)
Vacationed yearlyData Graph (51; 75%)
Not CheckedData Graph (6; 9%)

Final Question

On the following scale, how much do you consider yourself racist?

10- I consider myself racistData Graph (1; 1%)On the following scale, how much do you consider yourself racist? - Stats Chart
9Data Graph (0; 0%)
8- I stereotype and judge others based on raceData Graph (6; 9%)
7Data Graph (1; 1%)
6Data Graph (2; 3%)
5- I am racist at timesData Graph (10; 15%)
4Data Graph (5; 7%)
3- I rarely consider race an issueData Graph (16; 24%)
2Data Graph (10; 15%)
1- I am not a racistData Graph (11; 16%)
Not CheckedData Graph (6; 9%)
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