Survey: More Than Half of American Adults Play Video Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2008 - 12:00pm.

Washington - More than half (53%) of all American adults play video games, with younger adults playing the most and game play decreasing as age increases, according to a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Eighty-one percent of young adults (ages 18-29) said they play video games, compared with 23% of those 65 or older.

While younger adults are still more likely to play games, among older adults (65-plus) who play games, nearly a third play every day, compared to 20% of younger players.

Pew also found that age plays a role in determining which gaming platform players prefer.

Game consoles are most popular (75%) among young adults, followed by computers (68%).

Overall, the U.S. adult gaming population prefers to play games on computers (73%), followed by consoles (53%), cell phones (35%) and portable gaming devices (25%).

 

Related Links:
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/269/report_display.asp

http://snipurl.com/7o64m (AP)

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