| Q5. If there was a ‘safe-standing’ area in your ground how often would you buy a standing ticket IF going to a match? |
| (SS Ave = 40%) |
8% |
All the time |
| (SS Ave = 23%) |
8% |
More often than not |
| (SS Ave = 17%) |
23% |
Occasionally |
| (SS Ave = 17%) |
58% |
Never |
| (SS Ave = 3%) |
3% |
Don’t know |
| Q6. How would the introduction of ‘safe standing’ areas affect your match attendance? |
| (SS Ave = 18%) |
3% |
I’d go to a lot more matches |
| (SS Ave = 13%) |
11% |
I’d go to a few more matches |
| (SS Ave = 65%) |
78% |
Wouldn’t affect my attendance |
| (SS Ave = 1%) |
1% |
I’d go to a few less matches |
| (SS Ave = 1%) |
3% |
I’d go to many less matches |
| (SS Ave = 2%) |
4% |
Don’t know |
| Q7. If designated standing areas were available would you generally prefer to use a standing or sitting area? |
| (SS Ave = 69%) |
18% |
Standing |
| (SS Ave = 31%) |
82% |
Sitting |
| Q8. What effect would the introduction of ‘safe-standing’ have on crowd trouble and hooliganism? |
| (SS Ave = 4%) |
0% |
Would improve the situation a lot |
| (SS Ave = 7%) |
6% |
Would improve the situation slightly |
| (SS Ave = 69%) |
44% |
Wouldn’t make any difference |
| (SS Ave = 10%) |
23% |
Would make the situation slightly worse |
| (SS Ave = 4%) |
14% |
Would make the situation a lot worse |
| (SS Ave = 6%) |
13% |
Don’t know |
| Q9. What effect would the introduction of ‘safe-standing’ have on spectator safety? |
| (SS Ave = 6%) |
6% |
Would improve safety a lot |
| (SS Ave = 18%) |
10% |
Would improve safety slightly |
| (SS Ave = 54%) |
34% |
Wouldn’t make any difference |
| (SS Ave = 14%) |
31% |
Would make it slightly more unsafe |
| (SS Ave = 4%) |
13% |
Would make it significantly more unsafe |
| (SS Ave = 4%) |
6% |
Don’t know |
| Q10. What effect would the introduction of ‘safe-standing’ have on your view during the match? |
| (SS Ave = 17%) |
6% |
Would improve it a lot |
| (SS Ave = 19%) |
4% |
Would improve it slightly |
| (SS Ave = 43%) |
52% |
Wouldn’t make any difference |
| (SS Ave = 13%) |
14% |
Would make it slightly worse |
| (SS Ave = 4%) |
6% |
Would make it significantly worse |
| (SS Ave = 4%) |
18% |
Don’t know |
| Q11. Do you think the introduction of ‘safe standing’ areas would improve the atmosphere at football? |
| (SS Ave = 72%) |
49% |
Yes – significantly |
| (SS Ave = 20%) |
27% |
Yes – somewhat |
| (SS Ave = 8%) |
24% |
No – it wouldn’t make any difference |
| Q12. Overall, what effect would the introduction of ‘safe-standing’ have on your match-day experience? |
| (SS Ave = 52%) |
27% |
Would make it a lot more enjoyable |
| (SS Ave = 26%) |
23% |
Would make it slightly more enjoyable |
| (SS Ave = 17%) |
30% |
Wouldn’t make any difference |
| (SS Ave = 2%) |
13% |
Would make it less enjoyable |
| (SS Ave = 2%) |
1% |
Would make it significantly less enjoyable |
| (SS Ave = 1%) |
6% |
Don’t know |
| Q13. Regardless of your preference to stand or sit, do you think that there should be designated standing areas at |
| all grounds, to allow choice for all supporters and overcome the current problem of supporters standing in seated |
| areas, blocking the view of those behind who may wish to sit? |
| (SS Ave = 90%) |
77% |
Yes |
| (SS Ave = 10%) |
23% |
No |
| Q14. Do you think there can ever be such a thing as ‘safe standing’? |
| (SS Ave = 79%) |
52% |
Yes |
| (SS Ave = 13%) |
18% |
No – but I would like there to be standing areas anyway |
| (SS Ave = 6%) |
23% |
No – and I would not like there to be standing areas at football |
| (SS Ave = 2%) |
7% |
Don’t know |
| Q15. Would you be more or less likely to vote for a politician in Local Elections who supported the reintroduction |
| of some form of standing at football? |
| (SS Ave = 29%) |
10% |
Much more likely |
| (SS Ave = 24%) |
15% |
More likely |
| (SS Ave = 43%) |
59% |
Would make no difference |
| (SS Ave = 2%) |
8% |
Less likely |
| (SS Ave = 2%) |
8% |
Much less likely |
| Q16. Would you be more or less likely to vote for a politician in National Elections who supported the reintroduction |
| of some form of standing at football? |
| (SS Ave = 25%) |
7% |
Much more likely |
| (SS Ave = 25%) |
17% |
More likely |
| (SS Ave = 46%) |
59% |
Would make no difference |
| (SS Ave = 2%) |
10% |
Less likely |
| (SS Ave = 2%) |
7% |
Much less likely |