amárach summer poll - ireland's performace at the rio olympics
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Amárach Summer PollIreland’s performance in the Rio Olympics
August 2016
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Every week Amárach Research surveys a smartphone panelof over 1,000 Irish adults for the Claire Byrne Live show onRTE to gather the opinions of the Irish public on varioustopics and current issues.
Although the Claire Byrne Live show is taking a break overSummer we'd like to continue to gather your insights on avariety of interesting and relevant topics.
We will share the results of the surveys on Amárach’sSlideshare page: http://www.slideshare.net/amarach/
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Q1 Do you think that Ireland's reputation abroad has been damaged by the ticketing scandal at the Rio Olympics?
The majority (82%) think that Ireland’s reputation abroad has been damaged by the recent ticketing scandal. Those aged 55 and over particularly feel this way.
Demographics for Yes
Gender
Male
Female
Age
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+
81
82
72
72
84
82
91
Region
Dublin
ROL
Munster
Conn/Ulster
Social Class
ABC1F50
C2DEF50
79
83
83
81
83
80
% %
Yes82%
No13%
Don't know
5%
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Q2 On reflection, was Ireland's performance in the Rio Olympics:
Half of respondents (51%) feel that Ireland did worse than they expected in the Rio Olympics and 14% think Ireland performed better than expected.
Demographics for Better than Expected
Gender
Male
Female
Age
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+
12
16
10
15
15
11
16
Region
Dublin
ROL
Munster
Conn/Ulster
Social Class
ABC1F50
C2DEF50
14
10
16
18
12
16
% %
Better than you expected
14%
About what you expected
35%
Worse than you expected
51%
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Q3 Looking back, how much coverage of the Olympics did you watch?
A quarter of respondents (24%) watched more coverage of the Olympics than they anticipated. Females (31%), those from Munster (35%) and middle aged respondents in particular watched
more than they anticipated.
Demographics for More than Anticipated
Gender
Male
Female
Age
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+
19
30
26
22
33
31
15
Region
Dublin
ROL
Munster
Conn/Ulster
Social Class
ABC1F50
C2DEF50
25
16
35
20
24
25
% %
More than you anticipated
24%
About what you anticipated
32%
Less than you anticipated
44%
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