Among the general public in Great Britain, 61 percent of respondents in a 2021 survey stated that they agreed that Great Britain should compete as a single team at the Olympics. Meanwhile, 17 percent of respondents stated that they believed that England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland should compete separately at the Olympics.
Public opinion on whether Great Britain should compete as a single team at the Olympics among respondents in Great Britain as of June 2021
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Currently Great Britain competes as a single team at the Olympics, but it has been suggested the England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could compete separately, as they do at the Commonwealth Games. Which of the following comes closest to your own."
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YouGov. (July 21, 2021). Public opinion on whether Great Britain should compete as a single team at the Olympics among respondents in Great Britain as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252900/great-britain-competing-as-single-olympic-team-opinion/
YouGov. "Public opinion on whether Great Britain should compete as a single team at the Olympics among respondents in Great Britain as of June 2021." Chart. July 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252900/great-britain-competing-as-single-olympic-team-opinion/
YouGov. (2021). Public opinion on whether Great Britain should compete as a single team at the Olympics among respondents in Great Britain as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252900/great-britain-competing-as-single-olympic-team-opinion/
YouGov. "Public Opinion on Whether Great Britain Should Compete as a Single Team at The Olympics among Respondents in Great Britain as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252900/great-britain-competing-as-single-olympic-team-opinion/
YouGov, Public opinion on whether Great Britain should compete as a single team at the Olympics among respondents in Great Britain as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252900/great-britain-competing-as-single-olympic-team-opinion/ (last visited September 09, 2024)
Public opinion on whether Great Britain should compete as a single team at the Olympics among respondents in Great Britain as of June 2021 [Graph], YouGov, July 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252900/great-britain-competing-as-single-olympic-team-opinion/