Football is Americans' favorite professional sport
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 7 to 13, 2023, 52% of Americans chose football as their favorite professional sport.
Baseball followed at 18%, while 12% chose basketball.
Topline distribution
52% of Americans chose football as their favorite professional sport.
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n = 409 · Sep 7–13, 2023 · MoE ±5.1%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Sep 7–13, 2023 |
| Base (unweighted) | 409 |
| Margin of error | ±5.1% |
| Module | 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co
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Cite this question
2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=409 United States adults, +/- 5.1%.