COVID-19: How much of a pay cut should premier league footballers take, by age

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 9, 2022
Due to the coronavirus (i.e. covid-19) pandemic, some Premier League football clubs may struggle financially over the next few months, due to the cancellation and/or postponement of football fixtures. During a representative survey of the British adult population, undertaken on the 31st March 2020, respondents were asked their opinions on whether Premier League football players should be prepared to take a 'pay cut' during the COVID-19 pandemic. The respondents that indicated that players should be prepared to take a 'pay cut' were subsequently asked how much of a pay cut they thought players should take. Responses were subsequently been categorized by the age of the respondent.

The greatest share of respondents within all five age groups indicated that Premier League football players should be prepared to halve their salary. The largest of which exists for respondents within the 35-44 and 55+ age groups, whereby 34 percent of respondents within these two age groups indicted as such.

Distribution of opinions on how much of a pay cut premier league football players should be prepared to take during the COVID-19 pandemic, by age

Characteristic10 or less reduction in salary 20 reduction in salary 30 reduction in salary 40 reduction in salary 50 reduction in salary 60 reduction in salary 70 reduction in salary 80 reduction in salary 90 reduction in salary 100 (i.e. All of their salary being cut) Don't know
18-24 - 8% 10% 9% 22% 3% 5% 9% 9% 10% 15%
25-34 1% 11% 6% 5% 26% 4% 7% 12% 5% 12% 11%
35-44 0% 11% 4% 5% 34% 3% 5% 12% 7% 6% 12%
45-54 2% 12% 6% 2% 27% 4% 8% 10% 7% 8% 13%
55+ 1% 9% 6% 4% 34% 5% 7% 10% 6% 9% 8%
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Release date

April 2020

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

31st March 2020

Number of respondents

1,976 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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All GB adults who think premier league footballers should be prepared to take a pay cut

Method of interview

Online Access Panel

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "For the following questions, when we talk about the 'coronavirus', we are referring to the current global outbreak of the coronavirus/ covid-19 pandemic. For the following questions, by a 'pay cut' we mean a reduction in an individual's usual salary."

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How much of a pay cut do you think premier league footballers should be prepared to take during the coronavirus (i.e. covid-19) pandemic in the UK? (Please select the closest option)."

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