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- August 2016
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- 2002 to 2016
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- Survey time period
- 2002 to 2016
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- Brazil - host country
- Brazil: Total population from 2012 to 2022 (in million inhabitants)Total population of Brazil 2022
- Brazil: The largest cities in 2016 (in million inhabitants)Largest cities in Brazil in 2016
- Brazil: Gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)Gross domestic product (GDP) in Brazil 2022
- Brazil: Growth rate of the real gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 (compared to the previous year)Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in Brazil 2022
- Brazil: Share of economic sectors in the gross domestic product (GDP) from 2007 to 2017Share of economic sectors in the GDP in Brazil 2017
- Brazil: Unemployment rate from 2007 to 2017Unemployment rate in Brazil 2017
- Participation & medal table
- Number of participating countries in the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2016Number of participating countries in the Summer Olympics 1896-2016
- Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games 1896-2016
- Olympic Summer Games medal table (total medals won) from 1896 to 2016All-time Summer Olympics medals table 1896-2016
- Olympic Summer Games all-time medal tally of the U.S. Olympic team from 1896 to 2016U.S. Olympic team: all-time medal tally of Olympic Summer games 1896-2016
- Expenses & revenue
- Share of Rio 2016 Olympics organizing committee's revenue by functionShare of Rio 2016 Olympics organizing committee revenue
- Share of Rio 2016 Olympics organizing committee's expenses by functionShare of Rio 2016 Olympics organizing committee expenses
- Broadcast revenue from the Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Summer Olympic Games broadcast revenue 1960-2016
- Total number of Olympic partners in the Olympic partner program (TOP)* from 1985 to 2016Olympic Games - total number of TOP sponsorship partners 2016
- Tickets available and sold at the Olympic Summer Games from 1984 to 2016 (in millions)Olympic Summer Games: tickets available and sold 2016
- Ticket prices opening / closing ceremony of Rio 2016 Olympics by category (in U.S. dollars)*Ticket prices for Rio 2016 Olympics opening and closing ceremony
- Interest & awareness
- Olympic Summer Games total global TV audience in 2008 and 2016 (in billions)*Global TV audience Olympic Summer Games 2008-2016
- Number of Olympic Summer Games host broadcast feed hours from 1988 to 2016Olympic Summer Games: total number of host broadcast feed hours 1998-2016
- Average minute rating of Summer Olympic Games broadcasts worldwide from 2000 to 2008 (in millions)Global viewership of Olympic Games: average minute rating 2008
- Media used by Olympics followers to follow the 2016 Summer Olympics in the United StatesMedia used to follow the 2016 Summer Olympics in the U.S.
- Do you think the International Olympic Committee made a good decision in selecting Rio de Janeiro to host the Summer Olympic Games?Support among U.S. citizens for Rio as host city for 2016 Summer Olympics
- Do you expect the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to be successful or unsuccessful?Opinion of U.S. citizens on whether the 2016 Olympics in Rio will be a success or not
- Thinking about the Summer Olympics this year, how much of the games do you expect you will watch?How much of the 2016 Olympics in Rio U.S. citizens expect to watch
- How much confidence do you have that all stadiums and event locations in Rio de Janeiro will be completed before the games start?Confidence in readiness of stadium/event locations for start of 2016 Olympics in Rio
- Concerns about Zika
- Total cases of microcephaly among newborns in Brazil from 2010 to 2015Microcephaly cases among newborns in Brazil 2010-2015
- How concerned are you about the possibility of Olympic athletes contracting the Zika virus?Concerns about athletes at the 2016 Olympics in Rio contracting the Zika virus
- Cases of microcephaly among newborns in Brazil from 2010 to 2016, by stateMicrocephaly cases among newborns in Brazil by state 2010-2016
- How big of a risk do you think it is that Americans traveling to Brazil for the Olympics will bring the virus back to the United States?Risk assessment of Zika virus being brought to the U.S. from Rio Summer Olympics 2016
- Risk of Zika virus infection due to travelers from Brazil in selected countries between September 2014 and August 2015Risk of Zika virus infection through travelers from Brazil 2014-2015
- Olympics viewership figures in Canada 2010-2018
- Time spent watching the Olympics by individuals of the U.K. 2004-2008
- Intention to watch the Super Bowl in Canada 2009-2014
- Olympics opening ceremony average viewer numbers in Canada 2012-2016
- Olympics viewing location in the U.S. 2018, by platform
- TV viewers and ratings of most watched sporting events in the U.S. 2015
- Number of TV viewers and ratings of most watched sporting events in the U.S. 2017
- Most-watched commercial non-PSB sport programs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Most viewed Hexagonal soccer games in the U.S. 2017
- Distribution of NBA regular season TV audience 2014, by ethnicity
- Age breakdown of NBA TV audience during 2013 regular season
- Average per game TV viewership of NFL games in the United States 2010-2018
- Most-watched commercial sport programs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- NBA: number of TV viewers in the U.S. 2011-2013
- Super Bowl: share of affluent viewers 2003-2013
- Number of MLS TV viewers in the U.S 2013-2015
- Distribution of NBA television audience during 2012-2013 regular season, by income
- Share of Americans who watched the Daytona 500 on TV 2018, by age
- Sports on TV in the U.S.
- Trends in Television Viewing 2017
- Television industry worldwide
- Television industry in Europe
- Video on demand in Europe
- Television in Sweden
- Television industry in the Netherlands
- Television industry in Finland
- Television market in Denmark
- Television market in Norway
- Trends in Television Viewing 2014
- Trends in Television: 2012
- Trends in Television Viewing 2015
- Trends in Television: 2013
- Public service television in Sweden
- Brazil: Total population from 2012 to 2022 (in million inhabitants)
- Brazil: The largest cities in 2016 (in million inhabitants)
- Brazil: Gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Brazil: Growth rate of the real gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 (compared to the previous year)
- Brazil: Share of economic sectors in the gross domestic product (GDP) from 2007 to 2017
- Brazil: Unemployment rate from 2007 to 2017
- Number of participating countries in the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2016
- Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016
- Olympic Summer Games medal table (total medals won) from 1896 to 2016
- Olympic Summer Games all-time medal tally of the U.S. Olympic team from 1896 to 2016
- Share of Rio 2016 Olympics organizing committee's revenue by function
- Share of Rio 2016 Olympics organizing committee's expenses by function
- Ticket prices opening / closing ceremony of Rio 2016 Olympics by category (in U.S. dollars)*
- Olympic Summer Games total global TV audience in 2008 and 2016 (in billions)*
- Number of Olympic Summer Games host broadcast feed hours from 1988 to 2016
- Average minute rating of Summer Olympic Games broadcasts worldwide from 2000 to 2008 (in millions)
- Media used by Olympics followers to follow the 2016 Summer Olympics in the United States
- Do you think the International Olympic Committee made a good decision in selecting Rio de Janeiro to host the Summer Olympic Games?
- Do you expect the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to be successful or unsuccessful?
- Thinking about the Summer Olympics this year, how much of the games do you expect you will watch?
- How much confidence do you have that all stadiums and event locations in Rio de Janeiro will be completed before the games start?
- How concerned are you about the possibility of Olympic athletes contracting the Zika virus?
- How big of a risk do you think it is that Americans traveling to Brazil for the Olympics will bring the virus back to the United States?
- Risk of Zika virus infection due to travelers from Brazil in selected countries between September 2014 and August 2015
- Will you be watching the Super Bowl?
- Number of TV viewers and ratings of most watched sporting events in the United States in 2017 (in millions)
- Broadcast revenue from the Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total number of Olympic partners in the Olympic partner program (TOP)* from 1985 to 2016
- Tickets available and sold at the Olympic Summer Games from 1984 to 2016 (in millions)
- Total cases of microcephaly among newborns in Brazil from 2010 to 2015
- Cases of microcephaly among newborns in Brazil from 2010 to 2016, by state
- Average and total number of TV viewers of the Olympic Games in Canada from 2010 to 2018 (in millions)
- Average time spent watching the Olympics by individuals of the United Kingdom in 2004 and 2008 (in minutes)
- Average number of viewers of the Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Canada in 2012 and 2016 (in millions)
- Preferred location for watching the Olympics in the United States in 2018
- TV viewers and ratings of the most watched sporting events in the United States in 2015 (in millions)
- Most-watched commercial non-PSB sport programs in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 (viewing audience)
- Most viewed CONCACAF World Cup qualification games in the United States in 2016/17 (in millions)
- Average minutes viewed of NBA during 2013-2014 season, by ethnicity
- Distribution of NBA television audience during the 2012-2013 regular season, by age
- Average television viewership of the NFL regular season from 2010 to 2018 (in million viewers)
- Most-watched commercial sport programs in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 (viewing audience)
- Television viewership of the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 NBA regular seasons (in million viewers)
- Share of affluent households among Super Bowl viewers from 2003 to 2013
- Total viewers of Major League Soccer in the United States from 2013 to 2015 (in millions)
- Distribution of NBA television audience during the 2012-2013 regular season, by annual income
- Share of Americans who watched the Daytona 500 on TV in the last 12 months in 2018, by age
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