The AP-AOL Sports poll on public attitudes about baseball and steroids is based on telephone interviews with 2,006 adults, including 793 baseball fans, in the United States from all states except Alaska and Hawaii. The interviews were conducted April 10-12, 18-20 by Ipsos, an international polling firm.

Results were weighted to represent the population by demographic factors such as age, sex, region, race and income. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

There are other sources of potential error in polls, including the wording and order of questions. Results may not total 100 percent because of rounding.

(ASK ALL)

1. Are you a fan of professional baseball or not?

(Results from October 2005 in parentheses)

-Yes, 36 percent (33)

-No, 58 percent (58)

-Somewhat (volunteered), 6 percent (6)

(ASKED OF BASEBALL FANS)

2. During baseball season, how often do you attend or follow a live broadcast of your favorite team's games? Would you say

-At least a few times a season, 95 percent

---Every game, 7 percent

---Several games a week but not every game, 21 percent

---About once a week, 21 percent

---Several times a month, 18 percent

---About once a month, 10 percent

---Only a few times a season, 18 percent

-Never, 5 percent

3. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants?

-Favorable, 27 percent

-Unfavorable, 49 percent

-Mixed feelings (NOT SURE), 15 percent

-Not sure, 9 percent

4. How much do you care if professional baseball players use steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs? Do you care...

(Results from April 2005 in parentheses)

-A lot, 63 percent (63)

-A little, 21 percent (21)

-Not at all, 16 percent (15)

As you may know, Major League Baseball is investigating whether Barry Bonds and other players used steroids.

5. Do you think Major League Baseball is treating Barry Bonds fairly or unfairly when it comes to the steroids allegations against him?

-Fairly, 65 percent

-Unfairly, 25 percent

-Not sure, 10 percent

(ASKED OF HALF SAMPLE)

6a. 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?

-Yes, 37 percent

-No, 61 percent

-Not sure, 2 percent

(ASKED OF OTHER HALF OF SAMPLE)

6b. 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?

-Yes, 57 percent

-No, 41 percent

-Not sure, 2 percent

7. When it comes to curbing use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, is Major League Baseball doing ...

-Too much, 5 percent

-Not enough, 53 percent

-About the right amount, 39 percent

-Not sure, 3 percent

As you may know, this season Major League Baseball is beginning a program to test and discipline players for use of amphetamines.

8. How much do you care if professional baseball players use amphetamines? Do you care ...

-A lot, 58 percent

-A little, 25 percent

-Not at all, 14 percent

-Not sure, 3 percent