Playing locations of social gamers in the U.S. 2011

This statistic provides data on the locations in which social gamers in the United States play. 98 percent of casual social gamers play social games at home.

Which of the following best describes where you typically play games on social networking sites?

Characteristic	Casual Social Gamers*	Hardcore Social Gamers**
Home	98%	95%
Work	6%	16%
School	2%	9%
In the car, bus or train	3%	11%
Waiting for appointment	5%	15%

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Release date

September 2011

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 13 to May 2, 2011

Number of respondents

n = 1,412

Special properties

Game players in the U.S.

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

* Casual social gamers are those that play casual games on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, e.g., Bejeweled Blitz, Diner Dash, FarmVille, Texas Hold Em, etc.
** Hardcore social gamers are those that play strategy and role-playing games on a social network like Facebook and MySpace, e.g., Age of Champions, Kingdoms of Camelot, etc.

Qualified Respondents for the survey were those who live in America, play games on desktop/laptop computer, game console, mobile phone, handheld game player, tablet device or social network in the past year and play more than just computer-based/installed arcade or “casual” games (e.g., Solitaire, Minesweeper).
Multiple answers were possible.

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