Poll: Most readers have an eye on the Paris Olympics

Some 58 per cent of readers said they planned to watch at least some events at the Paris Olympics, a recent online poll showed. 

Women and older readers were more likely to watch:

(It's hard to tell if this second graph reflects interest levels, or simply retired people having more free time.)

There may be a relation to income, if we ignore the highest income bracket:

There seems to be a strong relationship to political views, with Liberal and NDP voters more likely to pay attention to the Olympics, and Conservative and PPC voters least likely:

The pattern carries over to views on gun control and the Emergencies Act:

Not surprisingly, given the rooting-for-the-national-team side of the Olympics, interest correlates with patriotism:

It correlates with a positive experience of phys.ed class:

And with a poll we ran back in the winter about the NHL:

It doesn't correlate, however, with views on hockey violence:

Olympic fans are more likely to be non-smokers, and not have tattoos:

But are equally likely to regularly consume alcohol, or not:

Equally likely to favour or oppose extending drug legalization:

And somewhat more likely to use recreational cannabis:

And they are somewhat more likely be cat people than dog people: