This statistic presents the reasons why female online gamers from the United States play games. In 2011, 58 percent of respondents stated they played games because they wanted to alleviate boredom.
* The source does not provide detailed information regarding the question. The chosen wording here might therefore differ slightly from the survey. The source does not provide information regarding additional answering options which might have been available during the survey. Multiple answers were possible.
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GameHouse. (November 18, 2011). Why do you play online games?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239310/reasons-why-female-online-gamers-play-games-in-the-united-states/
GameHouse. "Why do you play online games?*." Chart. November 18, 2011. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239310/reasons-why-female-online-gamers-play-games-in-the-united-states/
GameHouse. (2011). Why do you play online games?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239310/reasons-why-female-online-gamers-play-games-in-the-united-states/
GameHouse. "Why Do You Play Online Games?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239310/reasons-why-female-online-gamers-play-games-in-the-united-states/
GameHouse, Why do you play online games?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239310/reasons-why-female-online-gamers-play-games-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 02, 2020)
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