Survey results that women have more stationary game machines than men

ByMustafa Sayed

Speaking of stationary game machines, three of PS4, Wii U, and Xbox One come to mind, but data that shows how much these terminals are sold isReleaseAnd PS 4 has revealed overwhelming strength. A survey on the ownership rate of such stationary game machines was conducted by an American think tankPew InstituteWhen I went there, a surprising investigation result came out.

New survey findings show more women own game consoles than men | Polygon
http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/4/9669110/pew-research-center-female-gamers-statistics

American Demographics of Digital Device Ownership | Pew Research Center
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/29/the-demographics-of-device-ownership/

The Pew Research Laboratory conducted a statistical survey on digital terminals for men and women aged 18 and over. In this survey, sex, race, age group, household income, academic qualification, residence of digital terminal owners such as smart phones, mobile phones, tablets, e-book readers, PCs, stationary game machines, portable game machines, MP3 players The data summarizing the area is released.

For example, the following figures summarize information on smartphone owners. The adult smart phone ownership rate is 68%, men 70%, women a little 66%. The ownership rate of elderly people aged 65 years and older is 30%, the smart phone ownership rate is higher as "households with more income" and "people with higher education level", about the people living in "rural" Half of you know that you do not have a smartphone.


Looking at the survey results of the stationary game machine, 40% of the respondents said that they are 18 years old or younger and have stationary game machines. This ownership rate has remained unchanged from 2010, while the ownership rate of households with annual income less than 30,000 dollars (about 3.6 million yen) is 33%, the annual income is about $ 75,000 9.1 million yen) or more household ownership is 54% and there is a large opening, the owner's stratum is changing. Also, looking at the age group, the ownership rate of young people from 18 to 29 is 56% and the ownership rate is only 8% over 65 years old.


In such circumstances the attention is gathered about the gender of the owner. Women's ownership rate is 37%, while women responded that they own 5% 42%, and in the United States the proportion that women possess stationary game machines is higher in the United States It is getting. Although it is not an equal gamer that owns a stationary game machine, the survey result that the number of women is more is obediently surprised.

BySergey Galyonkin

On the other hand, the following data shows ownership of portable game machines. According to this, the ownership rate of portable game machines is only 14%, the ratio of men and women is the same at 1: 1. The strange thing about this data is that Pew Research Institute is using "PSP"When"Sega GenesisIt is a point that cites.


In addition, the survey conducted by the Pew Research Institute was the highest percentage of women possessing four types of tablets, e-book readers, stationary game machines, and MP3 players.

On the other hand, it is an industry organization in the computer game industry in the United StatesEntertainment Software Association(ESA) published in early 2015Investigation resultAccording to the man 's ratio of "people thinking about yourself as a gamer" is 59:41, the number of men is increasing.