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Survey: SHOH28Question: How often doyou play these games? Do you play nearly every day, once or twice a week, once or twice a month or less than once a month? Answers: ( respondents) Nearly every day 28%
Once or twice a eek 34%
Once or twice a month 22%
Less than once a month 16% Related questions: - I'd like to ask some questions about computer and video games. Do you play games on a personal computer or a laptop computer? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- How often do you play computer games? Do you play nearly every day, once or twice a week, once or twice a month or less? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Do you play video games on a console such as Play Station 2, Game Cube or Xbox 360? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- How about video games for handheld devices such as Game Boy or Nitendo DS? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- How often do you play these games? Do you play them nearly every day, once or twice a week, once or twice a month or less than once a month? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Did you play computer or video games in the past? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Which of these is the biggest reason you stopped playing. Is it that you lost inerest in these games as you got older or because you didn't like the newer gamrs or because too busy to play or for some othe reason? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Do you ever plays computer or video games with a girl or girls in your family? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- How often do you play these games with girls in your family? Nearly every day, one or twice a week, one or twice a month or less than once a month? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- I'd like to know what appeals to you about computer or video games. I'm going to read some reasons and you tell me if they (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Do you play them to relax? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Do you play to compete? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Do you play them to pass the time at work? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Do you play to pass the time at home? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Do you play to pass the time elsewhere (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Do you play to keep your brain sharp? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Do you play because you enjoy being in a virtual environment (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- Which one of these was the primary reason you purchased a computer or video game? Was it for yourself, for yur children, your spouse or significant other or some other reason? (appeared in SHOH35, February 10, 2007)
- How many hours a week would you say that you play digital games such as computer games, free online gmes and console games. (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Now, I'm going to list several different types of gameplay. For each one, please tell me if you like playing that way not at all, only a little bit, somewhat or very much. First, do you like fast action that demands quick responses? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Do you like social games that allow interaction with others? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Do you like games that demand sophisticated mental strategies and/or problem solving? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Do you like skill-based controller action? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Do you like skill-based physical action? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Do you like exploration through a large and/or interesting game world? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Now I'm going to read a list of consideratons that people may use when choosing games to buy and play. For each consideration, please tell me if you find it unimportant, somewhat unimportant, somwhat important or veyr important. Is an appeallingbox and description when choosing to buy and play games? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Is reviews of the game a consideration? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Is recommendations from friends and family a consideration? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Is trying a demo of the game renting it/playing at someone else's house a consideration? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Is price a consideration? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
- Can you think of any other considerations that people may use when choosing games to buy and play? (appeared in SHOH28, October 14, 2004)
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NOTE: The number of respondents to an individual question may vary from the number of respondents to the entire survey, as some items are restricted based on previous answers. The poll has an overall 4 percentage point margin of error, although the margin increases when examining attitudes among smaller groups within the survey. The margin for women only, for example, is 6 percent. |