Most Britons Expect Positive Legacy from Summer Olympics
More than half of respondents are opposed to public demonstrations against the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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(06/19/12) -
Most people in Britain believe the London Olympics will be favourable for the city and the country, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative sample of 2,026 British adults, at least two thirds of respondents expect the Summer Olympics to have a positive effect on the United Kingdom (68%), England (72%) and London (78%).
Half of Britons (49%) claim to be “very interested” or “moderately interested” in the Summer Olympics.
In addition, one-in-five respondents (19%) claim to have followed the Olympic torch relay “very closely” or “moderately closely”, and one third (32%) say they would attend an event or public meeting featuring the Olympic flame.
Certain groups have announced plans to disrupt the London Olympics through protests. More than half of Britons (57%)—including 51 per cent of Londoners—oppose these public demonstrations.
A survey conducted in Canada before the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics shows that the views of Canadians were very similar to the point of view of Britons on the questions related to the torch relay and the level of opposition to public demonstrations against the games. However, the level of interest in the games themselves was 13 points higher in Canada in 2010.
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Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion
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Methodology: From June 7 to June 9, 2012, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 2,026 randomly selected British adults who are Springboard UK panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 2.2%. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region data to ensure samples representative of the entire adult population of Great Britain. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
