Majority Of Hungarians In Favour Of Budapest Olympics
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
The majority of Hungarians favour Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, according to a survey by Ipsos. The survey with a sample of 1,000 found that 58% of Hungarians were positive about the prospect of Budapest hosting the event. Fully 38% of respondents said Budapest could be capable of hosting an event that is at least on par with the Rio Olympics and 27 % said Hungary could put on an even better event than Brazil.
The survey found that 58% of Hungarians back Budapest’s bid to host the Games, while 31% are against it and 11% are undecided.
Support for the Olympic bid had a majority in every social group. Ipsos found that the older segments of the population were less supportive and more sceptical of the Olympic bid.
People with higher educational attainment levels tended to be more supportive of the Budapest Games. In Budapest, fully 54% supported the bid compared with 39% who were against it. Support in rural Hungary was 59% to 30%.
In an Ipsos survey released last September, only 46% of Hungarians backed Budapest’s Olympic bid. Budapest faces competition from Rome, Paris and Los Angeles to host the 2024 Olympics.
Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.
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