The statistic shows the results of a survey regarding the most popular sports persons among young adults in India in 2015. The former world chess champion, Viswanathan Anand, was among the list, with over six percent of the respondents considering him popular, while Virat Kohli, an Indian cricketer, ranked first among young adults in the country.
Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015*
* The source specifies the target respondents were in the age groups of 18 to 21 years old and 22 to 25 years, living in households with durable ownership of CTV, refrigerator and at least two of the the following: car, home computer or laptop, AC and washing machine. The respondents were either under-graduate students or above, or employed with education graduate or above. The respondents were also regular users of internet and members of social networking sites.
Survey question as phrased by the source: Whom do you rate as the world's biggest sports icon?
The source does not specify the type of the survey.
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Hindustan Times. (September 14, 2015). Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/
Hindustan Times. "Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015*." Chart. September 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/
Hindustan Times. (2015). Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/
Hindustan Times. "Biggest Sports Icon in India among Young Adults in 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/
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Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015* [Graph], Hindustan Times, September 14, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/