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  • Feb, 2013

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    Drugs in sport

    Q. How much of a problem do you think taking performance enhancing drugs is in these sports?

     

    A major problem

    A moderate  problem

    A minor problem

    Not a problem at all

    Don’t know

    AFL football

    39%

    23%

    18%

    5%

    16%

    NRL rugby league

    37%

    26%

    16%

    4%

    18%

    Cricket

    16%

    9%

    26%

    25%

    23%

    Tennis

    18%

    12%

    24%

    22%

    24%

    Soccer

    22%

    19%

    23%

    10%

    26%

    Basketball

    18%

    18%

    22%

    14%

    30%

    Cycling

    56%

    20%

    8%

    3%

    14%

    Athletics

    41%

    26%

    11%

    4%

    17%

    56% of respondents think taking performance enhancing drugs is a major problem in cycling, 41% think it is a major problem in athletics, 39% in AFL football and 37% in NRL rugby league.

    38% of AFL football followers think it is a major problem in their sport and 26% of NRL followers think it is a major problem in their sport. 40% of AFL followers think it is a major problem in NRL.

    46% of Victorian respondents think performance enhancing drugs is a major problem in the AFL.

  • Feb, 2013

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    Betting on sport

    Q. How much of a problem do you think betting on games and results is in these sports?

     

    A major problem

    A moderate  problem

    A minor problem

    Not a problem at all

    Don’t know

    AFL football

    34%

    22%

    14%

    10%

    19%

    NRL rugby league

    33%

    22%

    15%

    11%

    20%

    Cricket

    30%

    22%

    17%

    10%

    20%

    Tennis

    21%

    18%

    20%

    18%

    23%

    Soccer

    30%

    22%

    15%

    11%

    23%

    Basketball

    23%

    18%

    19%

    15%

    25%

    Cycling

    25%

    18%

    17%

    14%

    25%

    Athletics

    23%

    18%

    20%

    14%

    25%

    34% of respondents think betting is a major problem in AFL football, 33% think it is a major problem in NRL, 30% in soccer and 30% in cricket.

    36% of those who mostly follow cricket think it is a major problem in their sport, compared to 32% of AFL followers and 28% of NRL followers.

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