Share of hours U.S. teenagers spent gaming

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 16, 2008
This statistic shows the share of hours U.S. teenagers spent gaming "yesterday" in 2008, sorted by gender. 15 percent of male teenage gamers stated they had spent 2 hours gaming "yesterday", while 10 percent of female teenage gamers stated the same.

Share of hours U.S. teenagers spent gaming "yesterday" in 2008 by gender (in percent)

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Release date

September 2008

Region

United States

Survey time period

1 November 2007 - 5 February 2008

Number of respondents

1,102 respondents

Age group

12-17 years

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The original question at the source was: "Thinking about yesterday, about how many hours would you say you spent playing games yesterday?"

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