Video game playing occasions in the UK 2012

This statistic displays occasions when respondents played console or PC video games in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012. Playing when respondents had a couple of hours to spare was most popular, with 20 percent of respondents reporting having done so.

Occasions when respondents played console or PC video games in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012

Characteristic	Share of respondents
When I've got a couple of hours to spare	20%
Weekends	18%
When I'm home alone	17%
When with family	10%
When with friends	8%
When I've got 10 minutes to spare	6%
When I'm waiting for people/ things to happen	5%
Straight after work/ college	5%
Just before I go to bed	4%
When I'm doing other things	3%
When I'm on the bus/ train/ plane	3%
First thing in the morning	3%
A break at work/ school (e.g. lunchtime)	2%
When I'm out and about	2%
When I'm at work/ school	2%
When I'm travelling in a car as a passenger	2%
In the bathroom	1%
I do this at another time of day	6%
I do not do this activity	53%

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Release date

November 2012

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

August 2012

Number of respondents

1,298*

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Of the interviewees, 990 were recruited online, and these people took part in online interviews. The remaining 308 interviewees are people who are offline, and they took part in face-to-face interviews.
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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