The Summer and Winter Olympics are some of the biggest sporting events on the calendar. Occurring every four years, the Olympics see the world's best athletes in a variety of disciplines compete for a coveted Olympic medal. During a March 2021 survey in the United States, 36 percent of male respondents stated that they preferred the Summer Olympics, while 21 percent of female respondents also preferred the Summer Olympics.
Preference between Winter and Summer Olympics in the United States as of March 2021, by gender
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Statistics on Olympic Summer Games 2012
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Morning Consult. (March 30, 2021). Preference between Winter and Summer Olympics in the United States as of March 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805911/preference-winter-summer-olympics-gender/
Morning Consult. "Preference between Winter and Summer Olympics in the United States as of March 2021, by gender." Chart. March 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805911/preference-winter-summer-olympics-gender/
Morning Consult. (2021). Preference between Winter and Summer Olympics in the United States as of March 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805911/preference-winter-summer-olympics-gender/
Morning Consult. "Preference between Winter and Summer Olympics in The United States as of March 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805911/preference-winter-summer-olympics-gender/
Morning Consult, Preference between Winter and Summer Olympics in the United States as of March 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805911/preference-winter-summer-olympics-gender/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Preference between Winter and Summer Olympics in the United States as of March 2021, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, March 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805911/preference-winter-summer-olympics-gender/