Almost three quarters of those surveyed by THE DAILY and the Fox Sports/TMG Poll believe that team owners should be largely responsible for financing a new stadium or arena. The survey of 1,129 U.S. and Canadian residents, ages 12 and older, was taken in May. When broken down by favorite sport, MLS fans expressed the greatest sentiment that the public using the facility should be responsible for financing it. NFL fans said overwhelmingly that team owners should fund any new project. Respondents gave their first and second choices as to who should pay (THE DAILY):
| 1) | WHEN A PRO TEAM NEEDS A NEW STADIUM/ARENA,
WHO SHOULD BE MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCING
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT STADIUM/ARENA? |
| Team Owners | 71.9% | City | 1.6% |
| League | 50.6% | State | 0.8% |
| Public Using Facility | 36.2% | Don't Know | 8.8% |
| General Public | 24.6% | Other | 4.9% |
| 2) | WHEN A PRO TEAM NEEDS ANEW STADIUM/ARENA,
WHO SHOULD BE MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCING
ITS CONSTRUCTION (MLS FANS): |
| Team Owners | 66.1% | City | 2.5% |
| League | 45.9% | State | 1.2% |
| Public Using Facility | 39.6% | Don't Know | 8.7% |
| General Public | 29.7% | Other | 5.4% |
| 3) | WHEN A PRO TEAM NEEDS A NEW STADIUM/ARENA,
WHO SHOULD BE MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCING
ITS CONSTRUCTION (NFL FANS): |
| Team Owners | 74.3% | City | 2.0% |
| League | 49.0% | State | 0.9% |
| Public Using Facility | 35.7% | Don't Know | 6.7% |
| General Public | 25.6% | Other | 5.1% |
