Table 2

Relative frequencies for sports following variables

% of sample which follow “fairly closely” or “very closely”% of sample which follow “not at all” or “not that closely”
Sports/leagues
NFL53.9%46.1%
College Football43.2%56.8%
MLB42.1%57.9%
NBA41.1%58.9%
MLS33.9%66.1%
NHL33.2%66.8%
Summer Olympics30.5%69.5%
Winter Olympics29.7%70.3%
Formula One20.7%79.3%
NASCAR19.4%80.6%
Men’s World Cup17.5%82.5%
English Premier League16.2%83.8%
WNBA14.8%85.2%
NCAA Men’s basketball14.2%85.8%
Women’s World Cup12.1%87.9%
Minor League Baseball12.1%87.9%
Spanish La Liga12.0%88.0%
WTA Tennis11.4%88.6%
IndyCar10.9%89.1%
ATP Tennis10.3%89.7%
PGA Tour9.4%90.6%
NCAA Women’s basketball8.3%91.7%
Mexican Liga MX6.4%93.6%
NWSL6.3%93.7%
LPGA4.7%95.3%

Note(s):*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

Source(s): Table created by author

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