In a survey conducted in December 2019, close to 25 percent of respondents aged 70 years and older agreed that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would increase their personal interest in health promotion. As for the group aged 18 to 29 years old, only approximately 14 percent of respondents foresaw a positive impact of the 2020 Olympics on their own health consciousness.
The Summer Olympics were scheduled to take place between 24 July and 9 August in 2020, being held for the second time in the Japanese capital.
Share of people in Japan agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would positively impact their own health consciousness as of December 2019, by age group
among respondents with Japanese citizenship; only one answer allowed
Method of interview
Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Do you think that Tokyo holding the 2020 Olympics will increase your personal interest in health promotion through sports such as jogging and walking?"
Number of respondents;
18-29 years N=130
30-39 years N=178
40-49 years N=263
50-59 years N=296
60-69 years N=311
70 years and older N=454
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Cabinet Office Japan. (February 14, 2020). Share of people in Japan agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would positively impact their own health consciousness as of December 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102804/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympics-impact-health-consciousness-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of people in Japan agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would positively impact their own health consciousness as of December 2019, by age group." Chart. February 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102804/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympics-impact-health-consciousness-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Share of people in Japan agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would positively impact their own health consciousness as of December 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102804/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympics-impact-health-consciousness-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of People in Japan Agreed The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Would Positively Impact Their Own Health Consciousness as of December 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102804/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympics-impact-health-consciousness-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of people in Japan agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would positively impact their own health consciousness as of December 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102804/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympics-impact-health-consciousness-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people in Japan agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would positively impact their own health consciousness as of December 2019, by age group [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, February 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102804/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympics-impact-health-consciousness-by-age/
