April 27, 2012 - Yankees Top Red Sox In Quinnipiac University Poll's Annual Connecticut Baseball Playoff Word format Connecticut baseball fans back the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 43 - 38 percent, the fourth straight year of Yankee dominance in the state, according to Quinnipiac University's annual Connecticut Baseball Poll. While the Red Sox are the favorites, 46 - 34 percent, of fans over 65 years old, the Bronx Bombers lead in other age groups, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Women fans prefer the Yankees 45 - 39 percent while men back the Bombers 42 - 37 percent. A total of 53 percent of Connecticut adults say they are "very interested" or "somewhat interested" in Major League Baseball. Trailing the Yankees and Red Sox in that group are the New York Mets with 7 percent. No other team scores above 1 percent. The Yankees are on top 54 - 18 percent in Fairfield County and 46 - 36 percent in New Haven and Middlesex Counties, while the Red Sox lead 47 - 37 percent in Hartford County and 57 - 29 percent in Tolland, Windham and New London Counties. "The New York Yankees have topped the Boston Red Sox in every one of Quinnipiac University's 10 annual polls of Connecticut baseball fans, except for a 41 - 40 percent split, tipping to the Red Sox, in 2008," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, PhD. "The Yankees lead is due to their big advantage in Fairfield County. The Yankees continue to do better among younger fans while the Red Sox are stronger among older fans." From April 18 - 23, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,933 Connecticut adults with a margin of error of +/- 2.2 percentage points. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 31. (All adults) How interested are you in following major league baseball; very interested, somewhat interested or not interested at all? ALL ADULTS................................... Tot Men Wom 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very interested 22% 31% 15% 22% 24% 22% 23% Smwht interested 31 34 28 29 28 34 34 Not at all 45 34 56 48 46 43 43 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 3 1 - MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Very interested 22% 24% 17% 23% 21% Smwht interested 33 34 22 31 27 Not at all 43 42 61 46 50 DK/NA 3 1 - - 2 TREND: (All adults) How interested are you in following major league baseball; very interested, somewhat interested or not interested at all? (*High also 26% May 2007 **Low also 22% Jun 2004) ALL ADULTS............................................ VERY INT...... High Low Apr 27 Jun 16 Jun 11 Jun 1 Jul 3 Jul 3 Apr 27 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2008* 2012** Very interested 22 23 25 23 26 26 22 Somewhat interested 31 33 33 34 32 32 31 Not interested 45 44 42 43 41 41 45 DK/NA 1 - 1 - - 1 1 32. (If Very or Somewhat interested q31) What is your favorite major league baseball team? (* Subgroup too small for reliable analysis) BASEBALL FANS................................ Tot Men Wom 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Boston RED SOX 38% 37% 39% 36% 39% 31% 46% New York YANKEES 43 42 45 49 40 48 34 Baltimore ORIOLES 1 1 1 1 2 2 - Cleveland INDIANS 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 Detroit TIGERS 1 1 1 - - - 2 Los Angeles DODGERS 1 1 1 1 - - 2 New York METS 7 9 5 6 7 9 7 Philadelphia PHILLIES 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 OTHER SPECIFY(VOL) 1 - 2 1 - - 1 DK/NA 2 1 4 - 3 3 3 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon * Boston RED SOX 18% 47% 36% 57% New York YANKEES 54 37 46 29 Baltimore ORIOLES 2 1 1 1 Cleveland INDIANS 1 - 1 - Detroit TIGERS 2 - - - Los Angeles DODGERS 1 2 - 1 New York METS 13 3 9 3 Philadelphia PHILLIES 1 2 - 2 OTHER SPECIFY(VOL) - 1 1 1 DK/NA 3 3 2 1 TREND: (If Very or Somewhat interested q31) What is your favorite major league baseball team? (*registered voters) (Data available upon request back to May 2003) BASEBALL FANS ............................................ Apr 27 Jun 16 Jun 11 Jun 1 Jul 3 May 14 May 4 Apr 8 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005* Atlanta Braves - - 1 - 1 1 1 2 Baltimore Orioles 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 Boston Red Sox 38 38 38 38 41 37 35 35 Chicago Cubs - 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 Cincinnati Reds - 1 - 1 - - - - Cleveland Indians 1 - - - 1 - - - Colorado Rockies - 1 1 - - - - - Detroit Tigers 1 1 1 - - 1 - - Los Angeles Dodgers 1 - - - - 1 1 1 New York Mets 7 7 11 9 9 10 12 9 New York Yankees 43 43 39 42 40 43 42 43 Oakland Athletics - - - - - - - 1 Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 Pittsburgh Pirates - - - 1 - - - St. Louis Cardinals - 1 - - 1 - - - Minnesota Twins - 1 - - - - - - Other 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - DK/NA 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
