April 9, 2012 - Tebow Doesn't Have A Prayer As Jets Starter, New Yorkers Tell Quinnipiac University Poll; But Fans Like Him And Approve Of The Deal Word format New York State residents approve 42 - 15 percent of the Jets decision to acquire quarterback Tim Tebow and have a 44 - 11 percent favorable opinion of Tebow, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Among the 55 percent of New Yorkers who are "very interested" or "somewhat interested' in professional football, the numbers are even better: 56 - 21 percent approval of the Jets/Tebow deal and 60 - 12 percent favorable opinion of Tebow, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. But Mark Sanchez is still top choice for starting quarterback of the Jets, all adults say 43 - 16 percent, and football fans say 61 - 19 percent. "Is Tim Tebow the answer to the Jets' prayers? A lot of New Yorkers think so," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "This may not seem like the ideal place for a born-again Christian, but most New Yorkers have a favorable opinion of the new back-up quarterback." "Mark Sanchez is still number one." From March 28 - April 2, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,828 New York State adults with a margin of error of +/- 2.3 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, 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. 19. How interested are you in following the NFL; very interested, somewhat interested or not interested at all? ALL ADULTS................................... Tot Men Wom UpStat NYC Sub Very interested 24% 37% 12% 26% 22% 24% Somewhat interested 31 31 30 32 27 34 Not interested 45 32 57 41 49 43 DK/NA 1 - 1 - 1 - FtBall Jets COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... FanQ19 FanQ21 Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Very interested 44% 34% 23% 25% 28% 26% 20% Somewhat interested 56 49 33 30 27 33 31 Not interested - 17 44 45 45 41 47 DK/NA - - - 1 - - 2 20. Is your opinion of Tim Tebow favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him? ALL ADULTS................................... Tot Men Wom UpStat NYC Sub Favorable 44% 51% 37% 46% 38% 53% Unfavorable 11 15 7 11 11 10 Hvn't hrd enough 38 28 47 36 43 30 REFUSED 7 7 8 7 9 7 FtBall Jets COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... FanQ19 FanQ21 Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Favorable 60% 66% 49% 42% 41% 47% 43% Unfavorable 12 11 14 9 15 11 9 Hvn't hrd enough 23 20 26 43 41 35 38 REFUSED 5 3 11 6 3 7 10 21. Are you a Jets fan or not? ALL ADULTS................................... Tot Men Wom UpStat NYC Sub Yes 22% 24% 21% 13% 24% 36% No 72 74 70 84 67 59 DK/NA 6 2 8 3 9 5 FtBall Jets COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... FanQ19 FanQ21 Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 34% 100% 26% 21% 18% 23% 24% No 64 - 68 74 76 72 70 DK/NA 2 - 6 5 6 5 5 22. Do you approve or disapprove of the Jets acquiring Tim Tebow? ALL ADULTS................................... Tot Men Wom UpStat NYC Sub Approve 42% 47% 39% 43% 40% 46% Disapprove 15 19 11 12 17 16 DK/NA 43 35 50 45 43 37 FtBall Jets COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... FanQ19 FanQ21 Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 56% 62% 41% 43% 44% 45% 40% Disapprove 21 23 17 14 20 14 13 DK/NA 23 15 42 43 36 41 47 23. Who do you think should be the Jets starting quarterback, Tim Tebow or Mark Sanchez? ALL ADULTS................................... Tot Men Wom UpStat NYC Sub Tebow 16% 17% 15% 19% 15% 12% Sanchez 43 52 35 40 43 49 DK/NA 41 31 51 41 42 39 FtBall Jets COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... FanQ19 FanQ21 Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Tebow 19% 17% 9% 20% 20% 17% 12% Sanchez 61 66 52 38 43 49 38 DK/NA 19 17 39 42 37 34 49
