Do you sports bet more than the average person? Here's how often most people bet – Wicked Local

One in six residents of southern New England and New Hampshire occasionally legally bet on sports, a new poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center found.
Most people who live in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island don’t bet on sports. However, 15% do sometimes: 2% bet on sports a few times a week or more, 1% bet a few times a month, less than 1% bet once a month, 5% bet a few times a year and 6% bet less often than that.
And of those who are major New England Patriots fans, 29% place bets on sports.
The poll looked at each of the three southern New England states and New Hampshire’s sports betting habits individually as well as a whole. It surveyed 3,671 people online between Sept. 17 – 23. 
The poll revealed that Massachusetts and Connecticut residents are most likely to bet on sports.
It also found that Republicans, those with a household income of $100,000 or more, men with a college degree and those aged 50-64 are more likely to sports bet.
Independents, those with a household income of between $75,000 and $99,000, women and those aged 65 and older are less likely to place sports bet.
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You can see more detailed percentages for each state here.
Patriots fans who watch many or all of the games are more likely to bet on sports than those who are not as big of fans, the poll found.
29% of those who watch many or all of the games said they sports bet. That number drops to 15% for those who casually follow the team and sometimes watch games and 11% for those who only watch on special occasions.
7% of those who said they are “not a fan at all” of the Patriots place bets on sports.
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