Football may be America’s most popular sport, but the nation is deeply divided about whether youth should play the tackle version of the game.

In a new study, about 45% of Americans agreed that tackle football is appropriate for kids, while 50% disagreed. The remainder didn’t know.

The findings come as participation in youth tackle has declined with growing concern about the effects of concussions on young brains, said Mariah Warner, lead author of the study and a doctoral student in sociology at The Ohio State University.

Survey data came from the National Sports and Society Survey, sponsored by Ohio State’s Sports and Society Initiative.

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