Pro football is not as popular as it was a year ago, even though it remains the most popular sport among American adults who follow more than one sport, according to a recent survey by Harris Interactive. In 2006, 29 percent of adults named football as their favorite sport, down from 33 percent in 2005. Baseball is second at 14 percent (unchanged from 2005), college football at 13 percent (also unchanged since 2005) and auto racing at 9 percent. Pro basketball was the favorite sport of 7 percent of respondents, an increase of three percentage points.
Since 1985 when Harris first posed this question, football has maintained its popularity consistently. But other sports have not fared so well. Baseball has dropped nine percentage points from 23 percent to 14 percent. Horse racing and men’s tennis also lost popularity, while auto racing and college football both gained.
While these results are too surprising, I'm curious to know the differences in popularity rates between men and women, and how these rates may have changed over the years.
By the way, if you're interested in participating in online Harris Poll surveys, you can become a member and register at http://go.hpolsurveys.com/HarrisPoll.
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