Three-quarters of Americans have played video
games
100%
90%
80%
72%
70%
73%
70%
60%
52%
50%
44%
38%
40%
32%
27%
30%
28%
27%
30%
22%
20%
10%
0%
Ever played video games (Net) I currently play video games
Total Sample
Q1: Do you play, or have you played, video games?
I used to play video games
Male
I don't/never play video games
Female
More than two-thirds of 18-34 year olds
currently play video games
100%
91% 90%
90%
80%
83%
72%
70%
69%
70%
68%
66%
61%
60%
53%
50%
44%
40%
40%
40%
32%
31% 29%
27%
24%
22%
30%
21%
16%
20%
39%
30%
28%
17%
16%
9% 10%
10%
0%
Ever played video games (Net)
Total Sample
I currently play video games
18-24
25-34
Q1: Do you play, or have you played, video games?
I used to play video games
35-44
45-54
I don't/never play video games
55-64
65+
Less than 1 in 5 Americans think that playing
video games is not a positive way to spend
time with friends of family
100%
90%
80%
70%
61% 59%
60%
51%
50%
44%
30%
30%
19%
20%
40%
39%
37% 38%
40%
51%
47%
22%
17%
16% 17%
7%
10%
32% 32% 33%
9%
0%
Yes
Total Sample
No
18-24
25-34
It depends on the group of people
35-44
45-54
55-64
Q2: Do you believe playing video games with friends or family is a positive way to spend time together?
65+
More than half of families think that video
games are a positive way to spend time
together
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
55%
54%
56%
44%
43%
39%
37%
34%
33%
33%
30%
21%
17%
20%
11%
12%
11%
10%
0%
Yes
Total Sample
No
No Child in H.H.
Total Children in H.H.
It depends on the group of people
Children under 13
Children 13-17
Q2: Do you believe playing video games with friends or family is a positive way to spend time together?
Educational video games are perceived to
provide more learning than TV
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Q4: Do you believe a child can learn more from an educational video game, DVD, book, TV program or person? Please rank the
items in terms of which provides the most learning down to which provides the least learning. Please rank from 1 to 5, with 1 being
MOST learning and 5 being LEAST learning.
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Q4: Do you believe a child can learn more from an educational video game, DVD, book, TV program or
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learning. Please rank from 1 to 5, with 1 being MOST learning and 5 being LEAST learning.
Educational video games are perceived to
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Q4: Do you believe a child can learn more from an educational video game, DVD, book, TV program or person? Please rank the
items in terms of which provides the most learning down to which provides the least learning. Please rank from 1 to 5, with 1 being
MOST learning and 5 being LEAST learning.