Opinions on cancelling major sports events during Covid19 UK 2020

As of March 17, 2020 around 52 percent of Britons believe that all major sports events should be cancelled during the coronavirus outbreak in order to prevent further spread.

Distribution of opinions on whether to cancel or postpone major sporting events during Coronavirus outbreak in Great Britain (GB) as of March 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
All major sports events should be cancelled or postponed	52%
Each event is unique and must be considered on a case by case basis	23%
All major sports events should be held, but behind closed doors without spectators	14%
All major sports events should be held as scheduled, with spectatotrs present	4%
Don't know	7%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

March 16-17, 2020

Number of respondents

2,026 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

Survey questions: Thinking about the current state of the coronavirus outbreak... Which ONE, if any, of the following statements BEST represents your current feelings about how major sporting events should be handled/ scheduled? (%)

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