| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20215 |
| 1 | Lance 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 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| As Soon As He Wants | 19% | 24% | 15% | 26% | 18% | 15% | 17% | ** | 32% | 28% | 16% | 16% | 26% | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| Several Months | 13% | 14% | 12% | 20% | 12% | 9% | 14% | ** | 10% | 3% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 17% | 17% |
| Several Years | 22% | 19% | 24% | 16% | 22% | 25% | 21% | ** | 21% | 30% | 23% | 20% | 24% | 27% | 23% | 20% |
| Never | 43% | 40% | 45% | 31% | 46% | 47% | 44% | ** | 34% | 36% | 44% | 48% | 31% | 45% | 41% | 46% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 4% | ** | 3% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 34% | 39% | 85% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 29% | 38% | 30% | 29% | 32% | 27% |
| 2 | Do you think Lance Armstrong will? Or will not be able to restore his reputation? |
| 650 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.8 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Will Restore | 24% | 25% | 23% | 36% | 22% | 18% | 23% | ** | 34% | 36% | 20% | 27% | 25% | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| Will Not | 62% | 63% | 62% | 62% | 64% | 61% | 64% | ** | 55% | 49% | 68% | 59% | 63% | 69% | 62% | 62% |
| Not Sure | 14% | 12% | 15% | 2% | 14% | 21% | 14% | ** | 11% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 15% | 15% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 34% | 39% | 85% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 29% | 38% | 30% | 29% | 32% | 27% |
| 3 | Are you aware of news stories about Notre Dame football player Matai Te'o? |
| 650 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 59% | 62% | 56% | 57% | 58% | 62% | 59% | ** | 75% | 48% | 55% | 69% | 54% | 57% | 62% | 73% |
| No | 34% | 31% | 37% | 35% | 37% | 31% | 34% | ** | 19% | 51% | 39% | 25% | 38% | 37% | 30% | 26% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 7% | ** | 6% | 1% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 34% | 39% | 85% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 29% | 38% | 30% | 29% | 32% | 27% |
| 4 | Do you think Manti Te'o was involved in the hoax? Or just an innocent victim? |
| 385 Aware Of Stories | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5.1 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Involved | 47% | 52% | 42% | 44% | 61% | 37% | 48% | ** | 28% | ** | 38% | 50% | 50% | 38% | 54% | 47% |
| Victim | 31% | 28% | 33% | 32% | 20% | 39% | 29% | ** | 45% | ** | 32% | 29% | 36% | 33% | 28% | 35% |
| Not Sure | 22% | 20% | 25% | 24% | 19% | 24% | 23% | ** | 27% | ** | 30% | 21% | 14% | 29% | 18% | 18% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Aware Of Stories | 100% | 51% | 49% | 26% | 34% | 41% | 84% | 2% | 9% | 5% | 27% | 44% | 27% | 28% | 33% | 33% |