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The ESPN Sports Poll, in cooperation with TNS Intersearch, has come up with a demographic profile of NASCAR fans. Here are some highlights of that research:
--While 48.4 percent of the people surveyed are male, 58.9 percent of those who say they are NASCAR fans are male. That means a NASCAR fan is 22 percent more likely to be male than the general population.
--Women made up 51.6 percent of those surveyed, but 41.1 percent of NASCAR fans. So a NASCAR fan is 20 percent less likely to be female.
--55.7 percent of NASCAR fans are between 25 and 54.
--14.1 percent of those surveyed are 65 or older, but only 9.5 percent of NASCAR fans are in that group. So a NASCAR fan is 33 percent less likely to be 65 or older than the general population.
--76.2 percent of NASCAR fans are white, while 72.4 percent of those surveyed are white ? only a 5 percent difference from the general population.
--Those surveyed included 11.9 percent who were African-American, but only 8.6 percent of NASCAR fans are African-American ? a 28 percent demographic deficit.
--10.9 percent of those surveyed were Hispanic, 10.5 percent of NASCAR fans were Hispanic.
--54.5 percent of NASCAR fans have household incomes of $30,000 or higher while 50.6 of the general population has income at that level. (19.3 percent of the general population and 16.6 percent of NASCAR fans did not answer the income question.)
--A NASCAR fan is 21 percent less likely to have a college degree than those in the entire survey. While 72.7 percent of NASCAR fans have at least a high school diploma, 74.4 percent of those surveyed was at least a high school graduate.
--38.2 percent of NASCAR fans live in the South, while 36.8 percent of the general population is in that region. 23.9 percent of fans live in the North Central region, 21.2 percent in the West and 16.7 in the Northeast. ? D.P.
--While 48.4 percent of the people surveyed are male, 58.9 percent of those who say they are NASCAR fans are male. That means a NASCAR fan is 22 percent more likely to be male than the general population.
--Women made up 51.6 percent of those surveyed, but 41.1 percent of NASCAR fans. So a NASCAR fan is 20 percent less likely to be female.
--55.7 percent of NASCAR fans are between 25 and 54.
--14.1 percent of those surveyed are 65 or older, but only 9.5 percent of NASCAR fans are in that group. So a NASCAR fan is 33 percent less likely to be 65 or older than the general population.
--76.2 percent of NASCAR fans are white, while 72.4 percent of those surveyed are white ? only a 5 percent difference from the general population.
--Those surveyed included 11.9 percent who were African-American, but only 8.6 percent of NASCAR fans are African-American ? a 28 percent demographic deficit.
--10.9 percent of those surveyed were Hispanic, 10.5 percent of NASCAR fans were Hispanic.
--54.5 percent of NASCAR fans have household incomes of $30,000 or higher while 50.6 of the general population has income at that level. (19.3 percent of the general population and 16.6 percent of NASCAR fans did not answer the income question.)
--A NASCAR fan is 21 percent less likely to have a college degree than those in the entire survey. While 72.7 percent of NASCAR fans have at least a high school diploma, 74.4 percent of those surveyed was at least a high school graduate.
--38.2 percent of NASCAR fans live in the South, while 36.8 percent of the general population is in that region. 23.9 percent of fans live in the North Central region, 21.2 percent in the West and 16.7 in the Northeast. ? D.P.
