Placing competitors within sports events affected by COVID-19 2020, by social grade

During a representative survey of the British adult population, undertaken between the 16th and 17th March 2020, respondents were asked about their preferred approach to dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on any sports leagues, competitions or tournaments that have been suspended or paused.

The responses to this survey have subsequently been categorised into into two groups characterised by the NRS social grades of the respondents. The NRS social grades are a system of demographic classification used in the United Kingdom. The grades are grouped here into ABC1 and C2DE; these are taken to equate to middle class and working class, respectively.

The second largest share of respondents within both the ABC1 and C2DE social grade groups, with 30 percent and 27 percent respectively, indicated that should sporting league fixtures have to be completely cancelled the winners and losers should be calculated by the league according to the likelihood of who would win the remaining, unfulfilled fixtures. Despite a greater share of respondings within the C2DE social grade group indicating as such, the largest share of both groups of respondents hold the opinion that there should be no winners or losers recognised this year.