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Questions - Olympics - February 1-2, 2014

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted February 1-2, 2014
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely are you following news reports about the upcoming Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia?

 

2* How likely are you to watch at least some of the Winter Olympics coverage on television - very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?

 

3* Which do you follow more closely - the Winter Olympics, the Summer Olympics or neither?

 

4* Which sport are you most likely to follow in this year's Winter Olympics - skiing, ski jumping, figure skating, snowboarding, hockey or some other sport? 

 

5* How likely is it that there will be a terrorist attack at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia - very likely, somewhat likely,  not very likely or not at all likely?

 

6* Are you more likely or less likely to watch this year's Winter Olympics because of the terrorist threat? Or does it have no impact on your viewing decision?  

 

7* Will the United States win the most gold medals in this year's Winter Olympics?

 

8* How important is it for the United States to win the most medals at the Winter Olympic games?

 

9* When U.S. athletes excel in the Olympics, does that make you proud to be an American?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence