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Athens 2004

We recently surveyed a selection of our i-Say Panelists about a variety of questions related to the upcoming summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Some of the survey results are presented below.

Age of panelists has an impact on whether panelists agree or disagree with professional athletes competing in the Olympics.

The percentage of panelists who strongly disagee with professional athletes competing in the Olympics increases with age as reflected in the chart above. Nine percent of the 18-24 age group strongly disagree compared to forty-eight percent in the 65+ age group.

• Thirty-three percent of panelists between ages 18-24 strongly agree that professional athetes should compete in the Olympics compared to nine percent who strongly disagree.
• Fifteen percent of panelists in the 65+ age group strongly agree versus forty-eight percent who strongly disagree.

• Over half of our panelists thought that drug use by Olympic athletes was a major problem regardless of gender. 65% of males and 64% of females indicated that they felt it was a major problem.
• Only 3% of male panelists and 2% of female panelists thought that drug use in the Olympics was a minor problem.

Americans are somewhat concern when it comes to security during the Olympic games this summer in Athens.

• Over half of the panelists responding to this survey felt somewhat concerned about security during the Olympics.
• The 55-64 age group was the most concerned with 28% indicating they were very concerned. The 18-24 age group was the least concerned with 10% indicating they were not concerned at all.
• 30% of the 25-34 age group was not too concerned.

(Source: This survey was conducted among 1,055 i-Say panelists, representative of the American general population, between June 9 and 16, 2004).

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Flame facts: A brief history of the Olympic Torch

During the ancient Games in Olympia, Greece, a flame ignited by the sun burned continually on the altar of the goddess Hera. The modern Olympic flame was first seen in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, where it burned constantly throughout the Games.

The modern Olympic Torch Relay tradition began in 1936 in Berlin. The torch is lit by the sun in Olympia, Greece, as it was in ancient times, and then passed from runner to runner in a relay to the host city. When it arrives at the host city, it is used to light a flame in a cauldron at the Olympic stadium during the opening ceremony. The flame then burns throughout the Games and is extinguished at the closing ceremony.

SOURCE:
©1996-2004 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
(http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/olympics)

The Olympic flame returned to Greece on 9 July, after an international journey on all five continents, through 26 countries and 34 cities. It will now continue its journey in Greece, to arrive at the Athens Olympic Stadium on the evening of 13 August.

SOURCE: The official website of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games - http://www.athens2004.com

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