The Back Of The Book

ESPN CHILTON: GRIFFEY FANS YOUNGER THAN THE AVERAGE MLB FAN

7.10.1998

ESPN Chilton Sports Poll interviewed 1,628 MLB fans who named Ken Griffey Jr. as their favorite baseball player (interviews from January '97-May '98). The following compares fans who said Griffey is their favorite player to the average MLB fan (ESPN Chilton Sports Poll):

	GRIFFEY	AVG. FAN
AGE CATEGORIES	(n=1,628)	(n=18,869)
12-17	23%	11.7%
18-24	17.2%	11.7%
25-34	17.7%	16.8%
35-44	20.6%	20.2%
45+	21.4%	39.4%
Avg. Age	32.1	40.6
GENDER
Male	76.7%	53.7%
Female	23.3%	46.3%
RACE
White	66.1%	75.4%
African American	19.9%	10.9%
Hispanic	9.7%	10.0%
Other	4.4%	3.7%
INTEREST IN MLB
A little	19.0%	26.4%
Somewhat	44.3%	44.1%
Very	36.7%	29.6%
Uses a PC for sports info (of those with access to a PC)	38.9%	28.9%

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