During a survey conducted in May 2021 in the United States, a majority of respondents, 53 percent, stated that they thought it was appropriate for Olympic athletes to use their platform to speak out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation. Meanwhile, 28 percent of respondents thought it was not appropriate for Olympic athletes to speak out against perceived human rights issues.
Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021
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SHU. (June 2, 2021). Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/
SHU. "Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021." Chart. June 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/
SHU. (2021). Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/
SHU. "Public Opinion on The Appropriateness of Olympic Athletes Speaking out against Perceived Human Rights Issues in Their Own Nation among Respondents in The United States as of May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/
SHU, Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Public opinion on the appropriateness of Olympic athletes speaking out against perceived human rights issues in their own nation among respondents in the United States as of May 2021 [Graph], SHU, June 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246090/public-opinion-olympic-athletes-human-rights-us/
