This statistic displays the in-home availability of game consoles to children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019, by child's age group. The share of children aged eight to eleven with game consoles at home fell from 91 percent in 2013 to 64 percent in 2018.
In-home availability of game consoles and players to children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019, by age
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* In 2011: n (aged 5-15) = 1,717. In 2013: n (aged 3-4) = 685, n (aged 5-15) = 1,689. In 2014: n (aged 3-4) = 731, n (aged 5-15) = 1,660. In 2015: n (aged 5-15) = 1,379, n (aged 3-4) = 688, n (aged 5-7) = 399, n (aged 8-11) = 492, n (aged 12-15) = 488. In 2016: n (aged 5-15) = 1,375, n (aged 3-4) = 688, n (aged 5-7) = 398, n (aged 8-11) = 503, n (aged 12-15) = 474. In 2017: n (aged 5-15) = 1,388, n (aged 3-4) = 677, n (aged 5-7) = 412, n (aged 8-11) = 497, n (aged 12-15) = 479. In 2018: n (aged 5-15) = 1,430, n (aged 3-4) = 630, n (aged 5-7) = 448, n (aged 8-11) = 497, n (aged 12-15) = 485.; In 2019: n = 2,343s Prompt: "I’m going to read out a list of different types of media devices that you may or may not have in your home, and which your child may or may not use."
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Ofcom. (February 4, 2020). In-home availability of game consoles and players to children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274416/availability-of-game-consoles-and-players-to-children-in-the-home-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
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