COVID-19: Opinions on the acceptable level of risk within returning sports, by region
A similar share of respondents held the opinion that professional athletes should accept either no risk or a small amount of risk, 35 percent of respondents held the opinion that athletes should accept a small amount of risk whereas only 30 percent held the opinion that athletes should accept 'no risk'.
The responses to this survey have subsequently been categorized into into eight groups characterized by the region within which the respondents live.
The greatest share of respondents within the regions of England and Wales held the opinion that professional athletes should accept a small amount of risk so that sporting competitions can resume, whereas in Scotland the greatest share of respondents held the opinion that that professional athletes should accept no risk, with 41 percent compared to a share of only 27 percent that held the opinion that athletes should accept a small amount of risk.