The statistic shows the expenditures of affluent households, or the so-called highest quintile, in the United States on video game software from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, affluent Americans spent some 17 U.S. dollars on video game software.
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The statistic shows the expenditures of affluent households, or the so-called highest quintile, in the United States on video game software from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, affluent Americans spent some 17 U.S. dollars on video game software.
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- June 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2016
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- highest 20 percent of earners in the U.S.*
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*Comprises only the "highest 20 percent" of consumers in the United States, based on their income before taxes. Lower income limit, according to the source: 2013: 95,336 U.S. dollars; 2014: 99,620 U.S. dollars; 2015: 103,057 U.S. dollars; 2016: 108,040 U.S. dollars.
Number of consumer units (in thousands):
2013: 25,101
2014: 25,410
2015: 25,773
2016: 25,842.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2016
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- highest 20 percent of earners in the U.S.*
- Supplementary notes
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*Comprises only the "highest 20 percent" of consumers in the United States, based on their income before taxes. Lower income limit, according to the source: 2013: 95,336 U.S. dollars; 2014: 99,620 U.S. dollars; 2015: 103,057 U.S. dollars; 2016: 108,040 U.S. dollars.
Number of consumer units (in thousands):
2013: 25,101
2014: 25,410
2015: 25,773
2016: 25,842.
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