Tokyo Olympics / Para Postponement Decision "Evaluate" is over 90% NHK Public Opinion Poll
When an NHK public opinion poll asked about the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which were decided to be postponed for about one year due to the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus, those who answered that they would "evaluate" the decision to postpone the event were Over 90%.
NHK conducted a public opinion poll on the 27th of this month using the "RDD" method, which calls men and women aged 18 years and over nationwide at random on landline and mobile phone numbers using computers. .
The survey included 2,200 people, of whom 1321 (60%) responded.
When asked about the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for about one year due to the spread of the new coronavirus, 57% said "I highly value it" and 35% "I will evaluate it to some extent." "Not much" was 4% and "Not at all" was 2%.
92% of the respondents answered "evaluate" as a combination of "very much" and "somewhat."
Regarding the postponement period of about one year, "too long" was 6%, "just right" was 73%, and "too short" was 16%.
Regarding the decision to postpone the event at this time, 3% answered "too early", 45% said "just right", and 50% said "too late".
When asked about concerns about the postponement of the Games for about one year, the highest rate was "The cost of the Games will increase and the government and local governments will worsen," at 28%, followed by "Economic effects that could not be expected. 22% of respondents said that expenses and economic concerns accounted for half of the total.
This was followed by 18% of respondents saying, "Other events and schedules will be overwhelmed," followed by 16%, "The new coronavirus will not be able to hold this event next year."
Regarding concerns about next year's event, 41% of respondents were “how to decide the national team”, 16% were “securing competition venues”, 11% were “handling tickets”, and 10% were “securing volunteers”. %, "Securing accommodation" is 9%, and so on.