A survey commissioned by THE DAILY and conducted by the
ESPN Sports Poll, a product of TNS Intersearch, asked 1,010
respondents, representing the U.S. pop. aged 12+, about the
WWF's new football league, the XFL. Respondents were asked,
"How likely will you be to attend an XFL game in person,
assuming they were playing near your home?" Of 891 sports
fans, 26.6% said they would be likely -- responding either
"Very," "Somewhat" or "A Little Bit" -- to attend a game,
while 72.6% are "not at all" likely to attend. Meanwhile,
38.1% of 297 avid sports fans, 43.2% of 266 avid NFL fans,
75.4% of 113 avid wrestling fans and 41.0% of 341 fans aware
of the XFL said they will be likely to attend a game in
person. Of 122 respondents aged 12 to 17, 55.0% said they
will be likely to attend in person, while 47.0% of 234
respondents aged 12 to 24 said the same. Of 116 males aged
12-24, 54.5% said they will be likely to attend, while 36.1%
of 118 females aged 12 to 24 said the same (THE DAILY).
HOW LIKELY WILL YOU BE TO WATCH AN XFL GAME ON TV?
TOTAL^ (A LITTLE) NOT
INTERESTED (VERY) (SOMEWHAT) BIT) AT ALL
SPORTS FANS 47.6 14.7 14.4 18.5 51.8
N=891
AVID SPORTS FANS 60.7 23.4 17.3 20.0 38.4
N=297
AVID NFL FANS 67.0 27.2 22.0 17.8 32.3
N=266
AVID WRESTLING FANS 89.0 56.8 18.2 14.0 11.0
N=113
AWARE OF XFL 63.7 23.9 16.9 22.9 36.1
N=341
TOTAL 12-17 72.1 26.4 24.3 21.4 27.1
N=122
TOTAL 12-24 68.0 28.6 17.6 21.8 31.4
N=234
MALES 12-24 80.4 36.0 18.5 25.9 18.4
N=116
FEMALES 12-24 50.4 18.2 16.2 16.0 49.7
N=118
NOTES: ^ = Aggregate of "Very," "Somewhat" and "A
Little Bit" likely to watch; Totals may not add to 100%
based on rounding that occurs during weighting of data.
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