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Survey Results Show NFL Needs To Do More To Protect Players From Concussions
Nearly half of the 3,875 respondents in a recent nationwide survey conducted by Civic Science on behalf of SportsBusiness Daily/Journal said the NFL needs to do more to protect its players from concussions. Pittsburgh-based Civic Science operates real-time, in-market reader surveys for more than 350 news outlets, content, and social networks nationwide. Results of several questions varied by demographics. For example, income affected how people answered the comment: "They need to do somewhat more, so long as they don't make major changes to the game." Answers were also different by region. When asked, "How concerned are you about the problem of concussions in the NFL?," people in the South answered "Very concerned" much more than those in the Midwest.
League needs to do more to protect players, even if it means major changes to the gameLeague needs to do somewhat more, so long as they don't make major changes to the gamePlayers are responsible for their own health and are aware of the risksNo strong opinion/I don’t follow the NFL that closely$0-24K 22.8%16.3%19.5%41.4%$25-49K 27.9%19.9%23.0%29.2%$50-74K 25.0%21.9%27.6%25.5%$75-99K 23.5%23.5%31.1%21.9%$100-150K 26.8%27.2%23.8%22.3%How concerned are you about the concussion problem in the NFL?Very
concernedSomewhat
concernedNo strong opinion/
I don’t follow the NFL that closelySouth 23.1%37.1%39.8%West 20.5%34.2%45.3%Northeast 20.4%40.8%38.8%Midwest 16.2%38.6%45.2%
