Gaming occasions on handheld device in the UK 2012

This statistic ranks occasions when respondents played video games on handheld devices in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012. Playing on weekends was most popular, with 12 percent of respondents reporting having done so.

Occasions when respondents played video games on handheld devices in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Weekends	12%
When I've got a couple of hours to spare	12%
When I've got 10 minutes to spare	10%
When I'm home alone	10%
When I'm waiting for people/ things to happen	8%
When with family	7%
When I'm on the bus/ train/ plane	6%
When I'm travelling in a car as a passenger	6%
Just before I go to bed	6%
A break at work/ school (e.g. lunchtime)	5%
When I'm out and about	5%
When with friends	4%
When I'm at work/ school	4%
When I'm doing other things	4%
Straight after work/ college	4%
In the bathroom	4%
First thing in the morning	3%
I do this at another time of day	5%
I do not do this activity	61%

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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.
Multiple answers were possible.
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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