BBC London Olympics Survey

More than two-thirds of Londoners support London hosting the 2012 Olympic games (69%).

More people think that the Government and the Mayor of London are doing a good job at preparing for the Games (45%) than think they are doing a bad job (37%).

However, Londoners tend to disagree that the team responsible for winning the bid for London were open and honest about how much the games would cost (48%) and almost four in five (79%) think the actual cost of the games will be more than the 38p per week estimated by the Mayor.

Nevertheless, the majority (62%) think that the cost increase will make no difference to their support for London hosting the Games, despite the finding that two thirds (65%) think that London taxpayers will mainly pay for any additional costs.

Topline Results

• Ipsos interviewed 1,009 London adults aged 18+ between 29-30 November 2006. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population
• Where results do not sum to 100, this may be due to multiple responses, computer rounding or the exclusion of don't knows / not stated
• Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
• An asterisk (*) represents a value of less than one half or one percent, but not zero

Q1 Do you support or oppose London hosting the 2012 Olympic Games?

Q2 Do you think that the Government and the Mayor of London are doing a good or bad job at preparing for the 2012 Games?

Q3 Do you agree or disagree that the team responsible for winning the bid for London were open and honest about how much the games would cost?

Q4 The Mayor of London says that the Games will cost each Londoner 38p a week, which is the price of a walnut whip. Do you think that the actual cost to Londoners will be less than this, more than this, or about this amount?

Q5 The Government has recently said that hosting the games is likely to cost several hundred million pounds more than previous estimates. Has this made you more or less likely to support London hosting the Games, or has it made no difference?

Q6 Do you think that any additional costs for hosting the Olympics, that is to say those that cannot be covered by sponsorship or commercial revenue, should be paid for mainly by London taxpayers, mainly by taxpayers across the UK, or shared equally between London taxpayers and those across the UK?

Q7 And who do you think will pay for any additional costs -- mainly London taxpayers, mainly taxpayers across the UK, or shared equally?

Q8 I'm going to read out a list of potential benefits for London hosting the 2012 Olympic Games.

1. Which, if any, do you think will happen?
2. Which, if any, do you think would most justify the amount the Games are costing?