As of January 2021, 44 percent of Norwegian parents reported that their child had played more computer games during the coronavirus pandemic compared to before. Only five percent of interviewed adults stated that their child spent less time on online games.
The social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an increase in video game interest among the youth.
Has your child played more or less computer games during the coronavirus pandemic?
Parents who have children aged between 0 and 18 years old
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Q15. Har barnet ditt spilt mer eller mindre dataspill i kjølvannet av koronapandemien og nedstengningen av samfunnet, eller har det spilt omtrent like mye?"
Parents with more than one children who play online games were asked to give an answer about the child who plays most.
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Ipsos MMI, & Blå Kors. (February 9, 2021). Has your child played more or less computer games during the coronavirus pandemic? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212201/online-gaming-habits-by-children-during-covid-19-in-norway/
Ipsos MMI, und Blå Kors. "Has your child played more or less computer games during the coronavirus pandemic?." Chart. February 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212201/online-gaming-habits-by-children-during-covid-19-in-norway/
Ipsos MMI, Blå Kors. (2021). Has your child played more or less computer games during the coronavirus pandemic?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212201/online-gaming-habits-by-children-during-covid-19-in-norway/
Ipsos MMI, and Blå Kors. "Has Your Child Played More or Less Computer Games during The Coronavirus Pandemic?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212201/online-gaming-habits-by-children-during-covid-19-in-norway/
Ipsos MMI & Blå Kors, Has your child played more or less computer games during the coronavirus pandemic? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212201/online-gaming-habits-by-children-during-covid-19-in-norway/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Has your child played more or less computer games during the coronavirus pandemic? [Graph], Ipsos MMI, & Blå Kors, February 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1212201/online-gaming-habits-by-children-during-covid-19-in-norway/
