Currently two-thirds of adult South Africans (66%) believe that the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup is going to be a success and just below six in every ten (56%) think that, in general, the country is heading in the right direction. A third (35%) agrees that their families are better off than a year ago. Looking ahead, almost half (46%) say that, in a year's time, they will be better off than today.
These are some of the findings in the recent Socio-Political Trends survey conducted by Ipsos Markinor. This survey is part of the "Pulse of the People" public opinion series and is conducted bi-annually amongst a nationally representative sample of 3500 adult South Africans. Fieldwork for the current study was done from 21 October to 13 November 2009.
Respondents were randomly selected according to strict scientific procedures in order to achieve a representative sample of the South African adult population. Depending on the response rate, the sample error for the poll is between 0.72% and 1.67%.
When asked to give their opinion on the statement "The 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup hosted by South Africa will be a success" the findings show that South Africans are putting their support behind this very important event in our country:
|
Percentage of adult South Africans (%) |
Agree |
66 --> |
Neither agree nor disagree |
17 |
Disagree |
8 --> |
Don‟t know |
9 |
Although one in every ten (9%) is not sure (yet), only a small percentage (8%) of adult South Africans believes that the World Cup is not going to be a success.
When asked whether they think that the prices for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup are too high, 45% of South Africans agreed. Only 12% of South Africans disagreed with this statement, echoing concerns expressed in the media that the price of the tickets might be an inhibiting factor for South Africans.