On June 17th 2020, English Premier League football resumed after having been placed on hold as part of the ongoing COVID-19 containment measures. During a representative survey of the British adult population, undertaken between the 3rd and 4th June 2020, respondents were asked their opinion on the appropriateness of the return of the English Premier League (EPL) at this time. Almost half of all respondents held the opinion that the 17th June was 'too soon' for the Premier league to resume whereas 26 percent of respondents indicated that this was 'about the right time' for its return.
Distribution of opinions on the return of the Premier League following suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020 in Great Britain
Survey questions: English Premier League football is set to resume on June 17th after being put on hold due to the Coronavirus. 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, after 41 people developed pneumonia without a clear cause. Infections have since been reported around the world. Symptoms include fever, coughing and breathing difficulties. ...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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YouGov. (June 12, 2020). Distribution of opinions on the return of the Premier League following suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020 in Great Britain [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127169/opinions-on-the-return-of-the-premier-league-covid19/
YouGov. "Distribution of opinions on the return of the Premier League following suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020 in Great Britain." Chart. June 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127169/opinions-on-the-return-of-the-premier-league-covid19/
YouGov. (2020). Distribution of opinions on the return of the Premier League following suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020 in Great Britain. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127169/opinions-on-the-return-of-the-premier-league-covid19/
YouGov. "Distribution of Opinions on The Return of The Premier League following Suspension Due to The Covid-19 Pandemic as of June 2020 in Great Britain." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127169/opinions-on-the-return-of-the-premier-league-covid19/
YouGov, Distribution of opinions on the return of the Premier League following suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020 in Great Britain Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127169/opinions-on-the-return-of-the-premier-league-covid19/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Distribution of opinions on the return of the Premier League following suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 2020 in Great Britain [Graph], YouGov, June 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127169/opinions-on-the-return-of-the-premier-league-covid19/
