| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19744 |
| 1 | Are you a fan of professional football? |
| 900 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 52% | 63% | 40% | 48% | 55% | 58% | 43% | 51% | 52% | 48% | 69% | 55% | 43% | 57% | 51% | 52% | 53% | 55% | 41% | 60% | 50% |
| No | 46% | 34% | 58% | 49% | 44% | 40% | 52% | 47% | 45% | 50% | 25% | 43% | 54% | 42% | 46% | 44% | 41% | 43% | 59% | 37% | 48% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 28% | 22% | 16% | 61% | 39% | 42% | 8% | 36% | 14% | 23% | 48% | 20% | 24% | 34% | 23% | 27% | 70% |
| 2 | What letter grade would you give the NFL replacement referees, who are refereeing games during the labor dispute between the league and the regular referees? An A, B, C, D, or an F? |
| 464 NFL Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | |
| A | 5% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 6% |
| B | 14% | 16% | 11% | 12% | 17% | 16% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 19% | 18% | 22% | 15% | 11% | 17% | 27% | 11% | 8% | 19% | 13% |
| C | 22% | 22% | 21% | 19% | 22% | 21% | 29% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 27% | 21% | 18% | 24% | 24% | 17% | 15% | 29% | 24% | 18% | 24% |
| D | 28% | 28% | 27% | 30% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 28% | 27% | 39% | 24% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 33% | 24% | 28% | 28% | 37% | 32% | 26% |
| F | 29% | 27% | 32% | 35% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 30% | 26% | 30% | 26% | 31% | 19% | 27% | 24% | 41% | 21% | 27% | 28% | 24% | 30% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of NFL Fans | 100% | 61% | 39% | 31% | 30% | 25% | 14% | 61% | 39% | 39% | 11% | 39% | 12% | 25% | 47% | 21% | 25% | 36% | 18% | 31% | 67% |
| G.P.A. | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 3 | And what letter grade would you give the regular referees? |
| 464 NFL Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | |
| A | 29% | 30% | 28% | 28% | 30% | 29% | 31% | 29% | 30% | 33% | 36% | 25% | 26% | 34% | 24% | 37% | 27% | 36% | 19% | 34% | 29% |
| B | 50% | 45% | 56% | 47% | 44% | 56% | 56% | 45% | 56% | 54% | 53% | 48% | 40% | 50% | 54% | 43% | 53% | 49% | 56% | 47% | 50% |
| C | 14% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 13% | 5% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 16% | 30% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| D | 3% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| F | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 4% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of NFL Fans | 100% | 61% | 39% | 31% | 30% | 25% | 14% | 61% | 39% | 39% | 11% | 39% | 12% | 25% | 47% | 21% | 25% | 36% | 18% | 31% | 67% |
| G.P.A. | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Are the replacement referees hurting the integrity of the game? |
| 464 NFL Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 66% | 62% | 72% | 70% | 58% | 72% | 60% | 65% | 68% | 73% | 69% | 63% | 50% | 64% | 71% | 63% | 51% | 73% | 68% | 64% | 66% |
| No | 29% | 32% | 23% | 24% | 36% | 25% | 29% | 30% | 27% | 22% | 25% | 34% | 38% | 31% | 25% | 33% | 43% | 20% | 28% | 32% | 28% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of NFL Fans | 100% | 61% | 39% | 31% | 30% | 25% | 14% | 61% | 39% | 39% | 11% | 39% | 12% | 25% | 47% | 21% | 25% | 36% | 18% | 31% | 67% |
| 5 | Are the replacement referees putting NFL player safety in danger? |
| 464 NFL Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 50% | 49% | 52% | 57% | 36% | 58% | 52% | 46% | 56% | 55% | 54% | 47% | 39% | 48% | 53% | 49% | 36% | 53% | 60% | 51% | 50% |
| No | 42% | 46% | 36% | 34% | 54% | 38% | 41% | 44% | 39% | 36% | 42% | 46% | 50% | 47% | 40% | 41% | 55% | 40% | 35% | 43% | 42% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 5% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of NFL Fans | 100% | 61% | 39% | 31% | 30% | 25% | 14% | 61% | 39% | 39% | 11% | 39% | 12% | 25% | 47% | 21% | 25% | 36% | 18% | 31% | 67% |
| 6 | If the replacement referees continue to be used by the NFL, will you watch the same amount of NFL games as you usually do? Will you watch fewer games? Or will you stop watching games entirely? |
| 464 NFL Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | |
| Watch The Same | 48% | 49% | 46% | 47% | 52% | 42% | 49% | 50% | 45% | 47% | 44% | 43% | 69% | 56% | 40% | 55% | 60% | 51% | 38% | 42% | 54% |
| Watch Fewer | 43% | 41% | 45% | 47% | 37% | 46% | 42% | 42% | 44% | 41% | 49% | 48% | 25% | 29% | 52% | 41% | 28% | 40% | 53% | 45% | 38% |
| Stop Watching | 8% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 10% | 11% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 14% | 7% | 4% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 8% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of NFL Fans | 100% | 61% | 39% | 31% | 30% | 25% | 14% | 61% | 39% | 39% | 11% | 39% | 12% | 25% | 47% | 21% | 25% | 36% | 18% | 31% | 67% |
| 7 | Did you watch the end of last night's Packers-Seahawks game, or have you seen coverage of it? |
| 464 NFL Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.1 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 74% | 79% | 68% | 75% | 70% | 77% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 83% | 80% | 68% | 60% | 85% | 67% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 77% | 73% | 77% |
| No | 24% | 20% | 31% | 22% | 28% | 22% | 23% | 25% | 22% | 17% | 19% | 29% | 35% | 15% | 30% | 24% | 23% | 19% | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of NFL Fans | 100% | 61% | 39% | 31% | 30% | 25% | 14% | 61% | 39% | 39% | 11% | 39% | 12% | 25% | 47% | 21% | 25% | 36% | 18% | 31% | 67% |
| 8 | Based on what you saw, did the Seattle quarterback throw a touchdown pass? Or throw an interception? |
| 345 Who Saw Coverage | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | |||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.9 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | |
| Touchdown | 21% | 20% | 24% | 39% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 26% | 15% | 13% | 26% | 26% | 36% | 17% | 24% | 18% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 18% | 23% |
| Interception | 70% | 70% | 70% | 59% | 75% | 73% | 79% | 67% | 75% | 80% | 71% | 65% | 42% | 78% | 74% | 68% | 69% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 71% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 22% | 5% | 2% | 15% | 14% | 4% | 1% | 13% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Saw Coverage | 100% | 64% | 36% | 31% | 28% | 26% | 14% | 60% | 40% | 44% | 11% | 36% | 9% | 29% | 42% | 21% | 25% | 38% | 19% | 30% | 69% |