At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. This statistic shows the results of a representative survey of the British Public in relation to the English Premier League, presenting the opinions of British adults, who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently, on the efficacy of VAR within Premier League football matches, categorized by age.
Although the variation between opinion distribution of different age groups was not substantial it is can be seen that a smaller share of the 25-34 age category thought that VAR had worked badly in the Premier League so far, with 27 percent indicating that they thought that it had worked fairly badly and 22 percent indicating that they thought that it had worked very badly.
Opinions of British adults on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by age
All GB adults who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently
Method of interview
Online Access Panel
Supplementary notes
Question asked: "At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. How well or badly would you say VAR has worked in the Premier League so far?"
Age distribution of sample - 18-24: 142; 25-34: 233; 35-44: 263; 45-54: 255; and 55+: 525
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YouGov. (February 4, 2020). Opinions of British adults on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093899/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-age/
YouGov. "Opinions of British adults on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by age." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093899/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-age/
YouGov. (2020). Opinions of British adults on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093899/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-age/
YouGov. "Opinions of British Adults on Video Assistant Referee (Var) Efficacy in English Premier League Football Matches in 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093899/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-age/
YouGov, Opinions of British adults on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093899/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-age/ (last visited May 19, 2022)