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Distribution of opinions on the risk associated with resuming sporting fixtures suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020, by level of interest

Characteristic	Not at all interested	A little bit interested	Somewhat interested	This is one of my TOP interests
Higher amount of risk to athletes	33%	33%	28%	17%
The same risk to athletes	40%	43%	42%	57%
A lower risk to athletes	6%	11%	17%	18%
Don't know	22%	13%	12%	8%

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June 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

3-4 June 2020

Number of respondents

2,067 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Survey questions: English Premier League football is set to resume on June 17th after being put on hold due to the Coronavirus. ...Do you think that Premier League football is resuming too soon, too late or is it resuming at about the right time?

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The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), otherwise known as COVID-19, is an infectious disease first identified in the city of Wuhan, capital of Hubei province in China. Infections have since been reported worldwide resulting in an unprecedented international response that amongst other containment measures, lead to the widespread suspension of many sporting fixtures worldwide. During a representative survey of the British adult population, undertaken between the 3rd and 4th June 2020, respondents were asked their opinion on the level of risk presented to professional athletes taking part in these competitions that have resumed.
The responses to this survey have subsequently been categorized into into four groups characterized by the respondents level of interest in the English Premier League (EPL).
The share of respondent that hold the opinion that that resuming sporting fixtures would present the same level of risk to professional athletes taking part in these competitions increases with increasing interest in the EPL with 57 percent of the respondents that stated the EPL was one of their 'TOP' interests indicating as such.