Most of those who booked tickets online for the 2008 Beijing
Olympics are male and young, according to a report released by China Internet
Network Information Center (CNNIC). Based on a poll of 2,203
replies collected from China’s portal, the report found men account for 86.7
percent of all Olympics enthusiasts, while women make up only 13.3
percent. More than 90 percent of all who booked tickets during
the first booking session from April 1S to June 30 are aged between 18 to 40,
leaving only 7.6 percent above 40, and 2.1 percent below 18. Besides age and
gender imbalances, there’s also a disparity in occupation and regions where the
bookings are from. Although farmers and migrant workers make up
more than half of the Chinese population, they only account for 1.4 percent of
all online bookings, while college students constituted the biggest group with
22.7 percent. The host city Beijing leads all provinces across
China in the numbers of bookings. Together with the country’s relatively
developed east provinces, they have 70.2 percent of bookings.
CNNIC, a web researching and managing body under China’s Ministry of
Information Industry, released the report on July 2 after the first session of
Games ticket bookings was completed on June 30. The second
session reopens in October. What has been found in the report based on a poll of 2,203 replies collected from China’s portal
The report found men account for ______ of all Olympics ______, while women make up only 13.3 percent.