During a survey conducted in May 2021 in the United States, a majority of respondents, 53 percent, stated that they thought it was appropriate for Olympic athletes to use their platform to speak out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation. Meanwhile, 28 percent of respondents thought it was not appropriate for Olympic athletes to speak out against perceived human rights issues.
Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021
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SHU. (June 2, 2021). Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/
SHU. "Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021." Chart. June 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/
SHU. (2021). Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/
SHU. "Public Opinion on The Appropriateness of Olympic Athletes Speaking out against Perceived Human Rights Issues in Their Own Nation among Respondents in The United States as of May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/
SHU, Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021 [Graph], SHU, June 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/