18 February 2013, 180213, approval of actions, ban sports betting, performance enhancing drugs, sports integrity commission
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of the following actions –
|
Total approve |
Total disapprove |
Strongly approve |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Strongly disapprove |
Don’t know |
|
| Ban sports betting |
52% |
30% |
27% |
25% |
24% |
6% |
17% |
| Setting up a sports integrity commission with strong powers |
76% |
7% |
40% |
36% |
6% |
1% |
17% |
| Ban teams whose players have been found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs |
54% |
28% |
28% |
26% |
21% |
7% |
18% |
| Accept that prohibition won’t work and allow approved performance enhancing drugs in sport |
12% |
71% |
5% |
7% |
19% |
52% |
16% |
76% approve setting up a sports integrity commission with strong powers. 82% of AFL followers and 78% of NRL followers approved.
54% approve banning teams whose players have been found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs – including 49% of AFL followers and 50% of NRL followers.
52% approve of banning sports betting – including 52% of AFL followers and 47% of NRL followers. Those most in favour of banning sports betting were followers of cricket (57%) and tennis (63%).
Only 12% believed we should accept that prohibition won’t work and allow approved performance enhancing drugs in sport. This was strongly rejected by all sports followers – 65% of AFL followers and 71% of NRL followers disapproved.