The statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group. In 2016, it was found that 43 percent of respondents 45 years or older stated that they would rather watch a professional sporting event digitally than attending it if given the choice.
Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group
Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Egypt, MENA
Survey time period
2016
Number of respondents
4,529 respondents
Supplementary notes
The survey question was: "If there were a professional sporting event nearby, and you had the choice of attending the event or watching it on TV or digitally, which would you prefer?"
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Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. (May 4, 2016). Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. "Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group." Chart. May 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. (2016). Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project. "Distribution of People Who Prefer Attending a Professional Sporting Event Compared to Watching It on a Screen in The Middle East in 2016, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/
Media Use in the Middle East Research Project, Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Distribution of people who prefer attending a professional sporting event compared to watching it on a screen in the Middle East in 2016, by age group [Graph], Media Use in the Middle East Research Project, May 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/656127/middle-east-people-who-prefer-attending-professional-sports-or-watch-on-screen-by-age/
