| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #15192 |
| 1 | Do you approve? Or disapprove? Of the job Billy Gillispie is doing as head coach of the University of Kentucky basketball team? |
| 551 College Basketball Fans | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Approve | 38% | 39% | 36% | 36% | 38% | 38% | 37% | 37% | ** | ** |
| Disapprove | 52% | 56% | 49% | 58% | 51% | 49% | 54% | 50% | ** | ** |
| Not Sure | 10% | 6% | 15% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 12% | ** | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Basketball Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 30% | 43% | 28% | 83% | 13% | 2% | 2% |
| 2 | Is Billy Gillispie the right coach? Or the wrong coach for the Wildcats? |
| 551 College Basketball Fans | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.2 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Right | 33% | 36% | 30% | 27% | 36% | 35% | 33% | 27% | ** | ** |
| Wrong | 54% | 55% | 52% | 63% | 51% | 46% | 53% | 61% | ** | ** |
| Not Sure | 13% | 9% | 19% | 10% | 13% | 18% | 14% | 13% | ** | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Basketball Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 30% | 43% | 28% | 83% | 13% | 2% | 2% |
| 3 | Will the Wildcats make the NCAA Tournament? |
| 551 College Basketball Fans | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.8 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 22% | 20% | 24% | 21% | 19% | 26% | 23% | 15% | ** | ** |
| No | 73% | 77% | 68% | 73% | 78% | 66% | 73% | 75% | ** | ** |
| Not Sure | 5% | 3% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 11% | ** | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Basketball Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 30% | 43% | 28% | 83% | 13% | 2% | 2% |
| 4 | What has been the biggest problem for the UK Wildcats this season? Coaching? Lack of talent? Bad breaks? Or something else? |
| 551 College Basketball Fans | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Coaching | 39% | 44% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 33% | 37% | 54% | ** | ** |
| Lack Of Talent | 24% | 23% | 25% | 20% | 27% | 24% | 26% | 12% | ** | ** |
| Bad Breaks | 15% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 19% | ** | ** |
| Other | 17% | 17% | 16% | 18% | 15% | 18% | 17% | 11% | ** | ** |
| Not Sure | 6% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 4% | ** | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Basketball Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 30% | 43% | 28% | 83% | 13% | 2% | 2% |
| 5 | What one thing would most help the UK basketball program right now? Fire Gillispie? Give Gillispie more time to build his own team? Give him one more year to show improvement? Or something else? |
| 551 College Basketball Fans | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Fire Gillispie | 25% | 31% | 18% | 32% | 25% | 18% | 23% | 35% | ** | ** |
| Time To Build Team | 39% | 36% | 42% | 23% | 45% | 46% | 41% | 28% | ** | ** |
| Time To Improve | 27% | 26% | 30% | 33% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 26% | ** | ** |
| Other | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 7% | ** | ** |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | ** | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Basketball Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 30% | 43% | 28% | 83% | 13% | 2% | 2% |