VANCOUVER — A new poll done with the Olympics only days away suggests a strong majority of Britons and Americans believe the Vancouver is a safe and clean city. In a survey of 2,004 British and 1,003 American adults conducted by Angus Reid, 80 per cent of Britons and 74 per cent of Americans think Vancouver is a good place to visit.
Most respondents in both countries have never visited the 2010 Winter Olympic host city. Only five per cent of those surveyed in Britain have been to Vancouver, while 15 per cent of U.S. respondents have visited the city. Angus Reid plans to do a similar poll after the Olympics to see if the Games had any effect on how international visitors view the city. “We are looking for a benchmark. People are just about to descend on the city for a big party and we wanted to see how people feel about it,” Angus Reid public affairs vicepresident Mario Canseco said. “The results were much higher than we thought.” Canseco said it will be interesting to see if the international media write about issues of poverty and the Downtown Eastside and whether those stories do anything to tarnish the city’s international image.
The respondents were also asked, “From what you have experienced, seen, read or heard, how safe do you think Vancouver is?” About two-thirds of Britons (69 per cent) and Americans (65 per cent) regard Vancouver as a safe city. The higher numbers in Britain are likely due to Canada’s Commonwealth ties, Canseco said. About 77 per cent of Britons believe the city is clean and a good place to live, while 62 per cent of Americans think it is a clean city, but only 55 per cent deem it a good place to live.
The margin of error in the poll is plus or minus 2.2 percentage points in Britain, and 3.1 points in the United States.
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