Olympic Games - knowledge of location among Americans 2012

This statistic shows the results of a poll among Americans on the location of the Olympic Summer Games 2012. 65 percent of respondents knew that the Olympics are being held in London in 2012, while 8 percent were able to give a partially correct response, saying they were held in England.

Do you know where the 2012 Summer Olympics are being held this month? (U.S. respondents)

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Correct response (London)	65%
Partially correct response (England)	8%
Incorrect response	2%
No opinion	24%

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Release date

July 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 19 to 22, 2012

Number of respondents

1,030 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The original question was posed at the source as follows: "Do you by chance know where the 2012 Summer Olympics are being held this month?"

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