Reasons for playing smartphones games in the U.S. 2013

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 25, 2013
The graph shows data on reasons for playing smartphones games in the United States as of October 2013. During a survey, three percent of respondents admitted they didn't like their jobs and would have preferred to play games.

Why do you play smartphone games?

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Release date

November 2013

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 2013

Number of respondents

1,150 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

among respondents who play smartphone games

Supplementary notes

During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Which of the following are reasons you play smartphone games?"

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