All GB adults who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently
Method of interview
Online Access Panel
Supplementary notes
Question asked: "At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. How well or badly would you say VAR has worked in the Premier League so far?".
Gender distribution of sample size: 1003 male; 416 female.
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Opinions on VAR efficacy in the English Premier League in 2020, by gender
At the beginning of the **** season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. This statistic shows the results of a representative survey of the British Public in relation to the English Premier League, presenting the opinions, of British adults who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently, on the efficacy of VAR within Premier League football matches, categorized by gender.
There is no substantial variations between the opinion distributions of each gender. The greatest share of respondents indicated that they thought that VAR had worked fairly badly in the Premier League so far, with ** and ** percent of male and female respondents respectively.
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YouGov. (February 4, 2020). Opinions of British adults on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1093910/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/
YouGov. "Opinions of British adults on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender." Chart. February 4, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1093910/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/
YouGov. (2020). Opinions of British adults on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1093910/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/
YouGov. "Opinions of British Adults on Video Assistant Referee (Var) Efficacy in English Premier League Football Matches in 2020, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 4 Feb 2020, /statistics/1093910/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/
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Opinions of British adults on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender [Graph], YouGov, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1093910/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/