bonjon1979 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2018, 17:21
NathanOlder wrote: ↑02 Feb 2018, 17:17
That can easily be misleading though.
If in that very poll 1000 men voted and only 100 women voted (id say a 10/1 ratio is possible as its followed by men a lot more)
That would mean at the time im looking at the results,
492 people against the change,
370 for the change,
238 dont know.
So you can't use that as a fact. I'm not saying my theory is right, I'm just explaining how easy it is to manipulate figures to make it look how you want.
Incorrect. The methodology means that the poll is weighted to account for that and be representative of the UK population as a whole.
The Formula 1 fanbase clearly isn't representative of the wider UK opinion though. James Allen ran a poll which has collected more than 4000 responses so far. Respondents are 2 to 1 against the banning of grid girls. I would suggest these respondents are a better proxy for the wider Formula 1 audience than the YouGov poll.
I think Liberty have scored a slight own goal here though. They could have justified their decision by simply stating they are seeking to widen the appeal of the sport. They didn't need to censure their existing fanbase.
I think this decision was fairly inevitable. Looking more closely at the YouGov poll provides some interesting insights.
It's absolutely self-evident that the latest cohort of adults don't hold similar values, or opinions, in this regard relative to any other cohort:
18-24: 50:21 in favour of dropping grid girls.
25-49: 40:35 in favour of dropping grid girls.
50-65: 41:37 in favour of dropping grid girls.
65+: 39:37 in favour of dropping grid girls.
The 18-24 cohort response was also the most partisan response recorded across all data fields. Liberty probably has their own research indicating a similar trend.
