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7. Adult gamers have been playing an average of 12 years. Among most frequent gamers, adult males average 10 years for game playing, females 8 years. Thirty-eight percent of game players are women .

6. Thirty percent of most frequent computer game players are under eighteen years old. Twenty-six percent of most frequent game players are between 18 and 35 years old. Forty-four percent of most frequent computer game players are over 35 years old.

5. Forty percent of most frequent console game players are under eighteen years old. Thirty-five percent of most frequent game players are between 18 and 35 years old. Twenty-five percent of most frequent game players are over 35 years old.

4. Thirty-eight percent of game players are women, while forty-two percent of online gamers are women. Females age 18 or older represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (30%) than boys age 17 or younger (23%).

*so when you hear what you think is a 10 yr old boy, its probably more likely to be a girl :p*

3. The average adult woman plays games 7.4 hours per week. The average adult man plays 7.6 hours per week. Though males spend more time playing than do females, the gender/time gap has narrowed significantly.

Whereas in 2003, males spent an average of 18 more minutes a day playing games than did their female counterparts, in 2004 they spent only six minutes more each day doing so. Females spend an average of two hours more per week playing games now than they did a year ago. ^_^

2. Fifty percent of gamers are regularly involved in creative activities, such as painting, writing, or playing an instrument. In addition, adult gamers exhibit a high level of interest in current events, with 94 percent following news and current events and 78 percent reporting that they vote in most of the elections for which they are eligible.

1. Ninety-three percent of game players also report reading books or daily newspapers on a regular basis, while sixty-two percent consistently attend cultural events, such as concerts, museums, or the theater.:fyea:

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So according to this gamers are the smart ones . Also that us girl gamers are representing the gaming community more then ever before!

God you're so right on that, LOL

Its eye opening to see such stats. I'm in a mag clan where most of us as 30+. good to see us "dinosaurs" aren't so rare after all.

Not so surprised about the percentage of female gamers tho, 3 out of my last 4 GFs have been gamers.

Great information here!
Quite shocking, didn't know many of these facts. The girl gaming community is on the increase; correct me if I'm wrong, isn't there a girl Optic player? :p

Ta for the Thanks . Yeah it is, and I believe you're right there is