The statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group. In 2016, it was found that 43 percent of respondents 45 years or older stated that they would rather watch a professional sporting event digitally than attending it if given the choice.
Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group
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Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. (May 4, 2016). Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. "Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group." Chart. May 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. (2016). Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. "Distribution of People Who Prefer Attending a Professional Sporting Event Compared to Watching It on a Screen in The Middle East in 2016, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project, Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group [Graph], Media Use in the Middle East Research Project, May 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/