Most Canadians satisfied at team performance in Beijing
26/8/2008 17:25
Canadians are satisfied at almost everything about the Beijing Olympics,
especially team Canada's performance and the organization work of China,
according a new poll released yesterday.
The poll done by Canadian Press and
Harris Decima polling company showed that up to 79 percent of those surveyed
were either very satisfied (26 percent) or satisfied (53 percent) at the
athletes' performance. Only nine percent were dissatisfied.
Canada won 18
medals in Beijing, including three gold, nine silver and six bronze, which is
the country's second-best performance ever at a non-boycotted Games.
China's
efforts at organizing and running the Olympics also met with a solid majority of
support as 66 percent of those surveyed said they were either very impressed (31
percent) or somewhat impressed (37 percent).
Television coverage by Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Sports, English and French, also received high
marks. Seventy-two percent of Canadians who answered the survey thought the
coverage was either excellent (35 percent) or good (37 percent).
Across the
country, 77 percent said they watched some portion of the Games on television,
with the average person taking in 13.76 hours.
"As it turned out, the general
sentiment is that the Games were a success, Canada's athletes performed
admirably and the coverage provided by the CBC was well regarded, too," said
Bruce Anderson, Harris-Decima president.
The poll was taken between last
Thursday and the closing of the Games on Sunday. A sample of this size has a
margin of error of 3.1 percent 19 times out of 20.
Xinhua
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