Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20215
 
1Lance Armstrong is acknowledging he used performance enhancing drugs. Do you think Armstrong should be able to compete in cycling again as soon as he wants to? Not for several months? Not for several years? Or do you think he should never be allowed to compete in cycling again?
650 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
As Soon As He Wants19%24%15%26%18%15%17%**32%28%16%16%26%19%16%12%
Several Months13%14%12%20%12%9%14%**10%3%10%15%15%7%17%17%
Several Years22%19%24%16%22%25%21%**21%30%23%20%24%27%23%20%
Never43%40%45%31%46%47%44%**34%36%44%48%31%45%41%46%
Not Sure4%3%4%6%3%3%4%**3%3%6%2%4%2%3%5%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%27%34%39%85%2%7%6%29%38%30%29%32%27%
 
2Do you think Lance Armstrong will? Or will not be able to restore his reputation?
650 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Credibility Interval: ± 3.8 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
Will Restore24%25%23%36%22%18%23%**34%36%20%27%25%21%23%23%
Will Not62%63%62%62%64%61%64%**55%49%68%59%63%69%62%62%
Not Sure14%12%15%2%14%21%14%**11%15%12%15%12%10%15%15%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%27%34%39%85%2%7%6%29%38%30%29%32%27%
 
3Are you aware of news stories about Notre Dame football player Matai Te'o?
650 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
Yes59%62%56%57%58%62%59%**75%48%55%69%54%57%62%73%
No34%31%37%35%37%31%34%**19%51%39%25%38%37%30%26%
Not Sure7%7%6%8%5%8%7%**6%1%6%7%8%6%7%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%27%34%39%85%2%7%6%29%38%30%29%32%27%
 
4Do you think Manti Te'o was involved in the hoax? Or just an innocent victim?
385 Aware Of StoriesAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Credibility Interval: ± 5.1 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
Involved47%52%42%44%61%37%48%**28%**38%50%50%38%54%47%
Victim31%28%33%32%20%39%29%**45%**32%29%36%33%28%35%
Not Sure22%20%25%24%19%24%23%**27%**30%21%14%29%18%18%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Aware Of Stories100%51%49%26%34%41%84%2%9%5%27%44%27%28%33%33%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.