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Distribution of opinions on the level of risk expected to be accepted by participants resuming sporting fixtures suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020 in Great Britain, by level of interest

Characteristic	Not at all interested	A little bit interested	Somewhat interested	This is one of my TOP interests
A large amount of risk	7%	6%	8%	3%
A moderate amount of risk	15%	16%	19%	24%
A small amount of risk	26%	35%	33%	43%
No risk	32%	33%	30%	24%
Don't know	19%	10%	10%	6%

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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.

Please imagine that all sporting competitions have resumed in the UK......What level of health risk, if any, do you think professional sports men and women should be expected to accept so that sporting competitions can resume?

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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 expected to be accepted by professional sports men and women should be expected to accept so that sporting competitions can resume.

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).

There is a substantial relationship observed between the level of interest of the respondent and their opinion on the appropriateness of the return of the EPL. Only the respondents that indicated that the EPL is one of their 'TOP' interests exhibited the greatest share indicating that the 17th June was 'about the right time' for the EPL to resume with over 57 percent indicating as such. Conversely, the greatest of all other respondent groups indicated that it was 'too soon' for the EPL to resume.

A similar share of all respondents held the opinion that professional athletes should accept either no risk or a small amount of risk. Of the respondents that indicated that the EPL was one of their 'TOP' interest, 43 percent held the opinion that athletes should accept a small amount of risk whereas only 24 percent held the opinion that athletes should accept 'no risk'.