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Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of sample

		Sport A (n = 1,656)		Sport B (n = 996)		Combined (N = 2,652)
		Frequency	%	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Age
	18–24	8	0.5%	41	4.1%	49	1.8%
	25–34	158	9.5%	357	35.8%	515	19.4%
	35–44	411	24.8%	308	30.9%	719	27.1%
	45–54	525	31.7%	214	21.5%	739	27.9%
	55–64	390	23.6%	60	6.0%	450	17.0%
	65+	164	9.9%	16	1.6%	180	6.8%
Gender identification
	Man	1,022	61.7%	837	84.0%	1,859	70.1%
	Woman	634	38.3%	159	16.0%	793	29.9%
Education
	High school or less	78	4.7%	20	2.0%	98	3.7%
	Some college, no degree	248	15.0%	23	2.3%	271	10.2%
	Associate’s degree	171	10.3%	166	16.7%	337	12.7%
	Bachelor’s degree	655	39.6%	483	48.5%	1,138	42.9%
	Graduate degree	504	30.4%	304	30.5%	808	30.5%
Income
	Less than $40,000	78	4.7%	20	2.0%	98	3.7%
	$40,000–$69,999	248	15.0%	23	2.3%	271	10.2%
	$70,000–$99,999	171	10.3%	166	16.8%	337	12.7%
	$100,000–$149,999	655	39.6%	473	48.0%	1,138	42.9%
	$150,000–$199,999	504	30.4%	304	30.8%	808	30.5%
	$200,000–$249,999	78	4.7%	20	2.0%	98	3.7%
	$250,000 or more	248	15.0%	23	2.3%	271	10.2%
	No answer	171	10.3%	166	16.8%	337	12.7%
“Real” fan
	Strongly agree	1,237	74.7%	781	78.4%	2,018	76.1%
	Agree	280	16.9%	153	15.4%	433	16.3%
	Somewhat agree	64	3.9%	17	1.7%	81	3.1%
	Neither agree nor disagree	15	0.9%	2	0.2%	17	0.6%
	Somewhat disagree	4	0.2%	2	0.2%	6	0.2%
	Disagree	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%
	Strongly disagree	55	3.3%	41	4.1%	96	3.6%
Environmentalist
	Yes, active	132	8.0%	139	14.0%	271	10.2%
	Yes, passive	730	44.1%	543	54.5%	1,273	48.0%
	No	735	44.4%	293	29.4%	1,028	38.8%
	No answer	59	3.6%	21	2.1%	80	3.0%

		Sport A (n = 1,656)		Sport B (n = 996)		Combined (N = 2,652)
		Frequency	%	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Age
	18–24	8	0.5%	41	4.1%	49	1.8%
	25–34	158	9.5%	357	35.8%	515	19.4%
	35–44	411	24.8%	308	30.9%	719	27.1%
	45–54	525	31.7%	214	21.5%	739	27.9%
	55–64	390	23.6%	60	6.0%	450	17.0%
	65+	164	9.9%	16	1.6%	180	6.8%
Gender identification
	Man	1,022	61.7%	837	84.0%	1,859	70.1%
	Woman	634	38.3%	159	16.0%	793	29.9%
Education
	High school or less	78	4.7%	20	2.0%	98	3.7%
	Some college, no degree	248	15.0%	23	2.3%	271	10.2%
	Associate’s degree	171	10.3%	166	16.7%	337	12.7%
	Bachelor’s degree	655	39.6%	483	48.5%	1,138	42.9%
	Graduate degree	504	30.4%	304	30.5%	808	30.5%
Income
	Less than $40,000	78	4.7%	20	2.0%	98	3.7%
	$40,000–$69,999	248	15.0%	23	2.3%	271	10.2%
	$70,000–$99,999	171	10.3%	166	16.8%	337	12.7%
	$100,000–$149,999	655	39.6%	473	48.0%	1,138	42.9%
	$150,000–$199,999	504	30.4%	304	30.8%	808	30.5%
	$200,000–$249,999	78	4.7%	20	2.0%	98	3.7%
	$250,000 or more	248	15.0%	23	2.3%	271	10.2%
	No answer	171	10.3%	166	16.8%	337	12.7%
“Real” fan
	Strongly agree	1,237	74.7%	781	78.4%	2,018	76.1%
	Agree	280	16.9%	153	15.4%	433	16.3%
	Somewhat agree	64	3.9%	17	1.7%	81	3.1%
	Neither agree nor disagree	15	0.9%	2	0.2%	17	0.6%
	Somewhat disagree	4	0.2%	2	0.2%	6	0.2%
	Disagree	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%
	Strongly disagree	55	3.3%	41	4.1%	96	3.6%
Environmentalist
	Yes, active	132	8.0%	139	14.0%	271	10.2%
	Yes, passive	730	44.1%	543	54.5%	1,273	48.0%
	No	735	44.4%	293	29.4%	1,028	38.8%
	No answer	59	3.6%	21	2.1%	80	3.0%

Note(s): “Real fan” measured by single item, “I consider myself a ‘real’ fan of [the team].”

Source(s): Table created by authors