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Sneak Peek - Olympics Crosstabs - February 1-2, 2014

What America Thinks: 2014 Winter Olympics

Figure Skating Is Fan Favorite at Sochi Olympics

12% Are Less Likely to Watch Sochi Olympics Because of Terrorist Threat

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Survey of 1,000 American Adults
Conducted February 1-2, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Employment Investor How closely are you following news reports about the upcoming Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia? How likely are you to watch at least some of the Winter Olympics coverage on television? Which do you follow more closely? Which sport are you most likely to follow in this year's Winter Olympics? How likely is it that there will be a terrorist attack at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia? Are you more likely or less likely to watch this year's Winter Olympics because of the terrorist threat? Will the United States win the most gold medals in this year's Winter Olympics? How important is it for the United States to win the most medals at the Winter Olympic games? When U.S. athletes excel in the Olympics, does that make you proud to be an American?
Adults Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Yes No Very closely Somewhat closely Not very closely Not at all Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure The Winter Olympics The Summer Olympics Neither Not sure Skiing Ski jumping Figure skating Snowboarding Hockey Some other sport Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure More likely Less likely It will have no impact on your viewing decision Not sure Yes No Not sure Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important Not sure Yes No Not sure
How closely are you following news reports about the upcoming Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia? Very closely 17% 17% 16% 11% 20% 20% 21% 16% 6% 18% 15% 34% 11% 16% 23% 12% 16% 18% 11% 20% 18% 18% 15% 18% 3% 17% 13% 12% 11% 31% 13% 17% 16% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 37% 4% 3% 4% 0% 25% 17% 6% 28% 30% 24% 15% 10% 23% 11% 9% 26% 20% 13% 18% 3% 39% 22% 15% 7% 27% 20% 9% 35% 18% 14% 9% 10% 21% 6% 9%
Somewhat closely 32% 28% 36% 30% 33% 34% 8% 32% 30% 38% 34% 32% 28% 30% 33% 33% 34% 29% 37% 29% 24% 35% 34% 37% 59% 22% 32% 32% 32% 34% 31% 36% 28% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 42% 40% 15% 8% 7% 41% 37% 17% 41% 37% 34% 40% 21% 34% 36% 15% 30% 39% 36% 14% 16% 31% 34% 33% 4% 33% 36% 30% 28% 39% 36% 22% 25% 35% 26% 27%
Not very closely 35% 37% 32% 36% 35% 31% 38% 37% 38% 31% 35% 25% 39% 38% 32% 34% 35% 34% 34% 35% 36% 30% 37% 35% 25% 38% 42% 39% 39% 25% 30% 34% 35% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 19% 46% 55% 30% 18% 27% 36% 44% 14% 25% 33% 33% 40% 37% 38% 40% 28% 28% 35% 45% 51% 8% 32% 37% 31% 30% 34% 38% 18% 35% 43% 35% 26% 33% 38% 40%
Not at all 15% 16% 14% 20% 12% 13% 24% 14% 26% 11% 14% 7% 21% 12% 12% 19% 13% 17% 15% 15% 17% 16% 13% 10% 14% 19% 12% 14% 16% 9% 22% 12% 17% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 2% 9% 26% 54% 9% 6% 9% 31% 6% 9% 7% 12% 22% 7% 14% 31% 13% 12% 14% 23% 21% 21% 11% 14% 37% 9% 9% 20% 16% 7% 8% 34% 27% 10% 29% 18%
Not sure 2% 2% 1% 3% 0% 2% 9% 1% 0% 2% 2% 2% 1% 3% 0% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 4% 1% 1% 0% 0% 3% 1% 3% 1% 1% 4% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 1% 1% 4% 66% 1% 0% 1% 11% 0% 1% 0% 6% 0% 2% 6% 3% 0% 1% 0% 9% 0% 0% 1% 22% 1% 0% 3% 3% 1% 0% 1% 12% 1% 0% 6%
Survey Demographics
  Total
Adults
Gender Men 49%
Women 51%
  Total
Adults
Age 18-39 36%
40-64 44%
65+ 19%
  Total
Adults
Race White 64%
Black 12%
Other 24%
  Total
Adults
Party Republican 27%
Democrat 34%
Other 38%