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Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2007. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"Are you a fan of professional baseball, or not?"
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		Yes	Somewhat (vol.)	No
		%	%	%
	11/30 - 12/2/07	34	5	61
	5/4-6/07	37	8	55
	4/7-9/06	33	8	58
	3/10-12/06	37	10	53
	318-20/05	39	9	52
	3/26-28/04	36	9	55
	6/9-10/03	39	11	50
	11/02	38	13	49
	8/02	37	8	54
	7/02	37	10	53
	6/02	36	16	48
	3/02	44	10	46
	1/02	36	11	53
	11/26-27/01	38	10	52
	11/2-4/01	45	11	44
	6/01	35	14	51
	3/01	46	10	44
	5/00	35	11	54
	4/28-30/00	40	12	48
	3/30 - 4/2/00	45	10	45
	11/99	45	16	39
	10/99	37	10	53
	7/99	40	19	41
	3/99	34	15	51
	10/98	47	14	39
	9/98	45	18	37
	6/98	34	10	56
	3/96	38	10	52
	10/95	34	8	58
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	"Next, we'd like to ask for your views on the use of steroids or other performance enhancing drugs by Major League Baseball players. Compared with five years ago, do you think that number of Major League Baseball players that use these drugs has increased, stayed the same, or decreased?" N=413 fans of professional baseball, MoE ą 5
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		Increased	Same	Decreased	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/30 - 12/2/07	40	27	31	2
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	"As you may know, George Mitchell will soon submit his report on steroid use in baseball to Commissioner Bud Selig. Do you think Bud Selig should or should not punish current Major League Baseball players who are named in the report for having used steroids in the past?" N=413 fans of professional baseball, MoE ą 5
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		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/30 - 12/2/07	60	37	3

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). June 8-11, 2007. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Turning to Major League Baseball: Hank Aaron currently holds the career home-run record but Barry Bonds is close to passing Aaron. As you may know, there have been allegations about Barry Bonds and his use of performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids. If Barry Bonds finishes with more career home runs than Hank Aaron, will you consider Barry Bonds to be the true record-holder or will Hank Aaron still hold the record in your mind? Or do you not care one way or the other?"
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		Bonds True Record-holder	Aaron True Record-holder	Don't Care	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/8-11/07	18	53	25	4

CBS News/New York Times Poll. May 18-23, 2007. N=1,125 adults nationwide (MoE ą 3), including, with an oversample, 192 blacks. "Fans" (N=633) are respondents who say they are "very interested" or "somewhat interested" in watching or following Major League Baseball.
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"If it is proven that an athlete used steroids at the time he or she set a major record in a sport, what do you think should happen to that record? It should be eliminated from the record books. OR, It should be kept in the record books, but with a note that the athlete used steroids when it was set. OR, It should be kept in the record books like any other record."
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		Eliminated	Kept, But With a Note	Kept Like Any Other	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	52	29	17	2
	Fans	50	33	16	1
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"Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants is very close to breaking Hank Aaron's record of 755 lifetime home runs. Are you rooting for Barry Bonds to break Hank Aaron's record, or do you hope he will fall short?"
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		Rooting for Bonds	Hope He Falls Short	Don't Care (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	33	30	37
	ALL fans	40	38	22
	White fans	35	42	23
	Black fans	67	19	14
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"Is your opinion of Barry Bonds favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Barry Bonds yet to have an opinion?"
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		Favorable	Not Favorable	Undecided	Haven't Heard	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	18	27	19	33	3
	Fans	25	36	19	18	1
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"As you may know, some people have accused Barry Bonds of taking illegal steroids, a charge which Bonds has denied. Do you personally believe the allegations that Bonds used steroids are definitely true, probably true, probably not true, or definitely not true?"
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		Definitely True	Probably True	Probably Not True	Definitely Not True	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	13	46	13	3	25
	Fans	18	48	16	3	15
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"Do you think the fact that Barry Bonds is black is a major factor, a minor factor, or not a factor in people making these allegations against Bonds?"
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		Major Factor	Minor Factor	Not a Factor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	7	11	71	11
	Fans	8	12	76	4

ABC News/ESPN Poll. March 29-April 22, 2007. N=799 adult baseball fans nationwide (MoE ą 3.5, for all baseball fans), including, with an oversample, 203 African-American (MoE ą 7). Fieldwork by ICR.
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"As you may know, the baseball player Barry Bonds has been accused of using steroids, which he's denied. Just your best guess, do you think Bonds did or did not knowingly use steroids?"
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		Did	Did Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL fans	73	14	13
	Blacks	37	36	26
	Whites	76	12	11
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	Asked of those who think Bonds knowingly used steroids: "Do you think that makes him a cheater, or do you think it is O.K. because major league baseball was not testing for steroids at the time?" Options rotated
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		Cheater	O.K.	Unsure
		%	%	%
		67	29	4
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"Bonds is number two behind Hank Aaron in career home runs. Are you rooting for Bonds to break the home-run record, or do you hope Bonds falls short of it?" Options rotated
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		Rooting For Bonds	Hope Bonds Falls Short	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL fans	37	52	11
	Blacks	74	18	9
	Whites	28	60	12
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"If Bonds does pass Aaron, do you think Bonds should or should not be recognized as the new career home-run leader?"
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		Should	Should Not	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL fans	57	34	4	5
	Blacks	78	15	1	6
	Whites	53	36	5	6
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"Do you think Bonds should or should not be elected to the baseball Hall of Fame?"
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		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL fans	58	33	8
	Blacks	85	10	5
	Whites	53	37	10
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"Overall, do you think Bonds has been treated fairly or unfairly?"
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		Fairly	Unfairly	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL fans	57	30	13
	Blacks	34	46	20
	Whites	61	25	14

USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 9-11, 2006. N=594 fans of professional baseball nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"As you may know, for the first time since 2001, there has been an increase in the number of home runs hit in Major League Baseball. What do you think is the most likely cause of the increase: hitters continuing to use performance-enhancing drugs, a change in the way baseballs are made, a decline in the quality of pitching, or an increase in the quality of hitting?" Options rotated
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		Drugs	Hitting	Pitching	Baseballs	Other/Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/9-11/06	47	27	9	8	8

Associated Press/AOL Sports poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. April 10-12 & 18-20, 2006. N=793 baseball fans nationwide who attend or follow live broadcasts of games at least a few times a season. MoE ą 3.5.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Mixed (vol.)	Mixed (vol.)
		%	%	%	%
	4/10-12 & 18-20/06	27	49	15	9
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"How much do you care if professional baseball players use steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs? Do you care . . . ?"
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		A Lot	A Little	Not at All
		%	%	%
	4/10-12 & 18-20/06	63	21	16
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"As you may know, Major League Baseball is investigating whether Barry Bonds and other players used steroids. Do you think Major League Baseball is treating Barry Bonds fairly or unfairly when it comes to the steroids allegations against him?"
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		Fairly	Unfairly	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/10-12 & 18-20/06	65	25	10
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"If Barry Bonds is found to have used steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs, should he be allowed into baseball's Hall of Fame or not?" Half-sample
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/10-12 & 18-20/06	37	61	2
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"If Barry Bonds is found to have used steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs -- but only before baseball enacted rules against those drugs in 2002 -- should he be allowed into baseball's Hall of Fame or not?" Half-sample
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/10-12 & 18-20/06	57	41	2
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"When it comes to curbing use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, is Major League Baseball doing too much, not enough, or about the right amount?"
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		Too Much	Not Enough	About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/10-12 & 18-20/06	5	53	39	3
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"As you may know, this season Major League Baseball is beginning a program to test and discipline players for use of amphetamines. How much do you care if professional baseball players use amphetamines? Do you care . . . ?"
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		A Lot	A Little	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/10-12 & 18-20/06	58	25	14	3

USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 7-9, 2006. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (total sample).
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"Are you a fan of professional baseball, or not?"
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		Yes	Somewhat (vol.)	No
		%	%	%
	4/7-9/06	33	8	58
	3/10-12/06	37	10	53
	318-20/05	39	9	52
	3/26-28/04	36	9	55
	6/9-10/03	39	11	50
	11/02	38	13	49
	8/02	37	8	54
	7/02	37	10	53
	6/02	36	16	48
	3/02	44	10	46
	1/02	36	11	53
	11/26-27/01	38	10	52
	11/2-4/01	45	11	44
	6/01	35	14	51
	3/01	46	10	44
	5/00	35	11	54
	4/28-30/00	40	12	48
	3/30 - 4/2/00	45	10	45
	11/99	45	16	39
	10/99	37	10	53
	7/99	40	19	41
	3/99	34	15	51
	10/98	47	14	39
	9/98	45	18	37
	6/98	34	10	56
	3/96	38	10	52
	10/95	34	8