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Online gaming among children in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2018, by age
Do you ever play online games?
by Katrin Kienast,
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Jul 24, 2019
This statistic shows the share of children who played games online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2018, by age group. Of children aged 12 to 15, 87 percent stated to play online games in 2018.
Do you ever play online games?
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by Katrin Kienast,
last edited
Jul 24, 2019
This statistic shows the share of children who played games online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2018, by age group. Of children aged 12 to 15, 87 percent stated to play online games in 2018.
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- January 2019
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2017 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- various*
- Age group
- 3-15 years
- Special properties
- Parents of children aged 3-7 whose child plays games and children aged 8-15 who ever play games
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
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* In 2017: n (aged 3-4) = 677, n (aged 5-7) = 412, n (aged 8-11) = 497, n (aged 12-15) = 479.
In 2018: n (aged 3-4) = 228, n (aged 5-7) = 277, n (aged 8-11) = 369, n (aged 12-15) = 369
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2017 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- various*
- Age group
- 3-15 years
- Special properties
- Parents of children aged 3-7 whose child plays games and children aged 8-15 who ever play games
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Supplementary notes
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* In 2017: n (aged 3-4) = 677, n (aged 5-7) = 412, n (aged 8-11) = 497, n (aged 12-15) = 479.
In 2018: n (aged 3-4) = 228, n (aged 5-7) = 277, n (aged 8-11) = 369, n (aged 12-15) = 369
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