Manchester Storm Research

1998 Supporter Survey

This survey was conducted towards the end of the 1997/98 ice hockey season, in an attempt to gauge some of the opinions and patterns of support of Manchester Storm supporters attending games at the Manchester Evening News Arena. A total of 1,500 questionnaires where distributed either by hand or by post, with a version of the questionnaire also posted on the Internet. This research was a joint venture between the Institute of Social Research at the University of Salford and the official Manchester Storm Supporters Club — Stormforce — with the knowledge and support of Manchester Storm.

The Introduction and Major findings of this report can be browsed on-line here:

Report Introduction provides an introduction to the report. It sets out in brief the major aspects of the research design and methods used in this report. It also provides some contextualisation and a profile of the typical Manchester Storm supporter based on the findings of this research.

Major Findings outlines the major findings of the research, and is again aimed at being assessible to a casual reader.

Copies of the full report can be purchased from m.bryne@sociology.salford.ac.uk at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Salford.

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