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What divides people most in Sport & Leisure?
Sport & Leisure holds 15 subjects on this site, with 0 counted ballots between them in the 30 days to 14 Sept 2026. None of them has a reading yet. A reading is published at 10 counted ballots in the last 30 days. Open online vote, self-selected, not a poll.
16 Aug 2026 to 14 Sept 2026 · model v1.0 · 22 outside measurements on file
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- Betting on Sport
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- Bowling at the Olympics
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- Camping
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- Extreme Sports
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- Hunting for Sport
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- Life Bans for Doping
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- Participation Trophies
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- Physical Game Discs
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- Playing Board Games to Win
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- Public Funding for Minority Sports
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- Robot Umpires
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- Rooting for the Underdog
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- Specialising in One Sport as a Child
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- Sports Betting Ads During Games
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- Video Assistant Referees
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Outside measurements in Sport & Leisure
22 dated measurements published by somebody else about 15 of these subjects, newest first. Every row is quoted as its publisher published it, with a link to the source and the date it was read.
| Subject | Publisher | Field dates | n | Result as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Game Discs | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 5 Jul 2026to 5 Jul 2026 | 1,500 | 51% of console gamers generally prefer discs or cartridges, compared with 32% who prefer digital purchases. Among PC gamers, preference for digital copies rises to 40%, but a third still prefer physical ones (32%).Asked: Gamers were asked whether they generally prefer physical discs or cartridges or digital purchases. Methodology as printed: "YouGov polled 1,500 U.S. adults online on 5 July. Of these, 471 individuals met the initial Console/PC gamers criteria - i.e., those that play on console/PC for at least one hour per week." The article carries the day but not the year of fieldwork; it was published 22 July 2026. |
| Video Assistant Referees | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 20 May 2026to 21 May 2026 | 434 | Worked very well 3; Worked fairly well 24; TOTAL WORKED WELL 27; Neither worked well nor badly 13; Worked fairly badly 34; Worked very badly 25; TOTAL WORKED BADLY 59; Don't know 1 (percentages)Asked: At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. How well or badly would you say VAR has worked in the Premier League so far? [Asked only to those who watch men's English Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently; n=434, drawn from a total sample of 2,007 GB adults] |
| Video Assistant Referees | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 20 May 2026to 21 May 2026 | 434 | Keep using VAR as it is used now, without any changes 10; Keep using VAR, but change the ways in which it is used 64; Stop using VAR entirely 22; Don't know 5 (percentages)Asked: What would be your preference on the future use of VAR in Premier League football matches? [Asked only to those who watch men's English Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently; n=434, drawn from a total sample of 2,007 GB adults] |
| Playing Board Games to Win | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 6 May 2026to 10 May 2026 | 1,131 | Very important 13%; Somewhat important 31%; Not very important 24%; Not at all important 8%; Not sure 2%; Not asked - Never plays board games 22%Asked: When you play board games, how important is winning to you? [YouGov Survey: Board Games, 1,131 U.S. adult citizens] |
| Robot Umpires | The Seton Hall Sports PollAccessed 2026-09-14 | 5 Mar 2026to 9 Mar 2026 | 1,536 | 22 percent of Americans and 42 percent of MLB fans report they are looking forward to the Automatic Ball Strike (ABS) system's implementation. October 2025 polling found support at 28 percent among Americans and 45 percent among MLB fans, while a March 2025 question found support as high as 34 percent for Americans and 47 percent for MLB fans.Asked: Q10a: "I look forward to seeing the ABS system implemented in the 2026 MLB regular season." |
| Rooting for the Underdog | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 26 Nov 2025to 28 Nov 2025 | 1,126 | The favorite (the team expected to win) 16%; The underdog (the team expected to lose) 27%; I don't usually root for either side 25%; I never watch football 26%; Not sure 6%Asked: When watching two football teams you don't support play against each other, which one do you usually root for? [YouGov Survey: Football and Tailgating, 1,126 U.S. adult citizens] |
| Hunting for Sport | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 15 Aug 2025to 17 Aug 2025 | 1,102 | Strongly support 9%; Somewhat support 14%; Somewhat oppose 23%; Strongly oppose 46%; Not sure 8%Asked: Do you generally support or oppose hunting animals for recreation? |
| Betting on Sport | Quinnipiac University PollAccessed 2026-09-14 | 22 Jun 2025to 24 Jun 2025 | 1,115 | Good thing 41%; Bad thing 47%Asked: Question 35. Generally speaking, do you think legal betting on professional sports in the United States is a good thing or a bad thing? |
| Betting on Sport | Quinnipiac University PollAccessed 2026-09-14 | 22 Jun 2025to 24 Jun 2025 | 1,115 | Good thing 30%; Bad thing 60%Asked: Question 34. Generally speaking, do you think legal betting on college sports in the United States is a good thing or a bad thing? |
| Robot Umpires | Quinnipiac University PollAccessed 2026-09-14 | 22 Jun 2025to 24 Jun 2025 | 1,115 | Support 25%; Oppose 65%; DK/NA 9%Asked: As you may know, robot umpires were tested during Major League Baseball spring training games with an automated ball-strike system with hopes of using them in the games. Do you support or oppose using robot umpires in Major League Baseball games? |
| Bowling at the Olympics | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 25 Jul 2024to 31 Jul 2024 | 2,049 | Should be included 40%; Should not be included 38%; Don't know 22%Asked: Do you think each of the following should or should not be listed as Olympic Sports? - Bowling [Sports study - UK, 2,049 UK adults aged 16+] |
| Bowling at the Olympics | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 25 Jul 2024to 31 Jul 2024 | 2,049 | Squash: should be included 60%, should not 17%, don't know 23%. Mixed Martial Arts: 56% / 21% / 22%. Lacrosse: 40% / 29% / 31%. Baseball/Softball: 37% / 39% / 24%. Cricket: 37% / 42% / 21%. American football: 19% / 60% / 22%. Chess: 16% / 67% / 17%. E-sports: 12% / 61% / 27%.Asked: Do you think each of the following should or should not be listed as Olympic Sports? - comparison items asked in the same battery [Sports study - UK, 2,049 UK adults aged 16+] |
| Life Bans for Doping | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 25 Jul 2024to 31 Jul 2024 | 2,049 | Should be banned permanently 47%; Should be suspended for a period of time but not permanently 43%; Should not be banned 2%; Don't know 8%Asked: Do you think that athletes who have been found guilty of doping should or should not be banned from taking part in professional sports competitions? [Sports study - UK, 2,049 UK adults aged 16+] |
| Public Funding for Minority Sports | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 25 Jul 2024to 31 Jul 2024 | 2,049 | Should be provided support from the government 42%; Should not be provided support from the government 30%; Don't know 28%Asked: Do you think sports that do not have high viewership/attendance should or should not be provided support from the government? [Sports study - UK, 2,049 UK adults aged 16+] |
| Sports Betting Ads During Games | The Seton Hall Sports PollAccessed 2026-09-14 | 1 Feb 2024to 5 Feb 2024 | 1,523 | General Population: 45% Agree, 36% Neither agree nor disagree, 19% Disagree. Sports Fans: 49% Agree, 30% Neither agree nor disagree, 21% Disagree. Avid Fans: 53% Agree, 22% Neither agree nor disagree, 25% Disagree.Asked: Do you agree with the bill before Congress that seeks to ban "sports betting advertisements from our airwaves and our mobile devices." |
| Video Assistant Referees | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 2 Oct 2023to 3 Oct 2023 | 477 | Made watching them a lot more enjoyable 9%; Made watching them a little more enjoyable 13%; Made no difference 22%; Made watching them a little less enjoyable 29%; Made watching them a lot less enjoyable 25%; Don't know 2%Asked: GIV_Q4. Overall, how much more or less enjoyable has VAR made watching Premier League football matches, or has it made no difference? [Base: All GB adults who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently; weighted base 477, unweighted 459, from a sample of 2,069 GB adults aged 18+] |
| Camping | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 10 Jul 2023to 10 Jul 2023 | 5,979 | Love it 11%; Like it 23%; Neither like nor dislike it 21%; Dislike it 17%; Hate it 17%; Don't know 1%; N/A - I have never been camping 10%Asked: How much do you like or dislike camping? [5,979 GB adults] |
| Extreme Sports | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 8 Dec 2022to 13 Dec 2022 | 2,000 | far more Americans say they dislike (30%) or hate (22%) them than like (19%) or love (7%) themAsked: Respondents were asked broadly about the idea of participating in extreme sports or activities. Methodology note from the article: "The poll was conducted among 2,000 U.S. adult citizens on two separate surveys conducted from December 8 - 13, 2022 and December 9 - 13, 2022, with each survey conducted among 1,000 U.S. adult citizens"; the article does not say which of the two surveys carried this item. |
| Hunting for Sport | HBO Real Sports/Marist PollAccessed 2026-09-14 | 1 Oct 2015to 9 Oct 2015 | 1,095 | 56% of Americans either strongly oppose, 33%, or somewhat oppose, 23%, hunting animals for sport. 41% of adults either strongly favor it, 20%, or somewhat favor the practice, 21%.Asked: Respondents were asked whether they favour or oppose hunting animals for sport. The release reports the result but does not print the question verbatim. Note: the release is dated November 24, 2015 while the methodology statement gives fieldwork of October 1st through October 9th, 2015. |
| Specialising in One Sport as a Child | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 12 Jun 2015to 14 Jun 2015 | 241 | Focus on one particular sport 35%; Play multiple sports 48%; Not take up any sports 6%; Not sure 11%Asked: 3. Preference for Child. Would you rather see your child: [Asked of parents of children younger than 18; unweighted N = 241, from a total sample of 999 U.S. adults] |
| Specialising in One Sport as a Child | YouGovAccessed 2026-09-14 | 12 Jun 2015to 14 Jun 2015 | 998 | Very important 41%; Somewhat important 38%; Not very important 12%; Not at all important 5%; Not sure 4%Asked: 1. Importance of Playing Sports. How important do you think playing sports as a child is to developing life skills? [Unweighted N = 998 U.S. adults] |
| Participation Trophies | Reason-Rupe (national telephone poll executed by Princeton Survey Research Associates International)Accessed 2026-09-14 | 6 Aug 2014to 10 Aug 2014 | 1,000 | 57 percent of Americans think only the winning players should receive them. Another 40 percent say all kids on a sport team should receive a trophy for their participation.Asked: Respondents were asked whether only the winning players should receive trophies, or whether all kids on a sport team should receive a trophy for their participation. The write-up reports the result but does not print the question verbatim. |
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What Sport & Leisure means here
Sport & Leisure on this site is Betting on Sport, Bowling at the Olympics, Camping, Extreme Sports, Hunting for Sport, Life Bans for Doping, Participation Trophies, Physical Game Discs, Playing Board Games to Win, Public Funding for Minority Sports, Robot Umpires, Rooting for the Underdog, Specialising in One Sport as a Child, Sports Betting Ads During Games, and Video Assistant Referees. That is the whole of it. A subject is in this category because it was added to the pool with that label, so the list is what the site has asked about rather than a survey of everything the words could cover.
What it is not: a ranking of sport & leisure in general, a product review, or a measurement of anybody who did not vote here. Every figure above counts ballots cast on this site by visitors who chose to cast them, over the 30 days to 14 Sept 2026. A subject with no counted ballots is still listed, with its zero, because leaving it out would make the page read as though the site had never asked.