The Back Of The Book

NBA Is A Slam Dunk With Kids, Golf Lags Behind The Others

3.8.2002

The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Intersearch, asks kids ages 7-11 if they like specific sports a little, a lot or not at all. The percentage of respondents in '01 who said they like each sport either a little or a lot are is presented below. Data was collected between January and December '01 (ESPN Sports Poll).

KID'S FAVORITE SPORTS IN '01
SPORT	TOTAL N=898	BOYS N=461	GIRLS N=437
NBA	74.7%	79.5%	69.5%
NFL	69.7%	83.1%	55.4%
MLB	68.8%	80.9%	56.1%
MLS	64.3%	61.9%	66.9%
WNBA	56.4%	44.6%	68.8%
College Basketball	53.6%	56.4%	50.7%
Extreme Sports	53.6%	59.8%	47.1%
Pro Wrestling	50.2%	64.2%	35.3%
College Football	47.4%	58.2%	35.9%
NHL	46.5%	58.1%	34.3%
Pro Golf	29.3%	33.3%	25.1%

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