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Summer Olympics coverage consumption in the U.S. 2016, by age
Thinking about the Summer Olympics this year, how much of the games do you expect you will watch?
by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jul 12, 2016
The graph shows data on Summer Olympics coverage consumption in the United States as of July 2016, broken down by age. During a survey, 31 percent of respondents under 30 years old stated they would not be watching any of the Rio 2016 events.
Thinking about the Summer Olympics this year, how much of the games do you expect you will watch?
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jul 12, 2016
The graph shows data on Summer Olympics coverage consumption in the United States as of July 2016, broken down by age. During a survey, 31 percent of respondents under 30 years old stated they would not be watching any of the Rio 2016 events.
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- United States
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- July 9 to 11, 2016
- Age group
- 18 years and older
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