This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in Sweden in 2016 on the children's time spent on playing video games. Most of the Swedish children who usually play digital games (17 percent) used this medium 5 to 7 hours per week. Particularly boys spent a lot of hours on playing video games - during the survey period, 16 percent of them stated to have played more than 16 hours and only 1 percent played less than an hour.
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Survey on playing video games among children in Sweden 2016, by hours
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This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in Sweden in 2016 on the children's time spent on playing video games. Most of the Swedish children who usually play digital games (17 percent) used this medium 5 to 7 hours per week. Particularly boys spent a lot of hours on playing video games - during the survey period, 16 percent of them stated to have played more than 16 hours and only 1 percent played less than an hour.
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| Share respondents | |
|---|---|
| Less than 1 hour | 4% |
| 1-3 hours | 11% |
| 3-5 hours | 14% |
| 5-7 hours | 17% |
| 7-10 hours | 16% |
| 10-13 hours | 12% |
| 13-16 hours | 10% |
| More than 16 hours | 14% |
| Share respondents | |
|---|---|
| Less than 1 hour | 4% |
| 1-3 hours | 11% |
| 3-5 hours | 14% |
| 5-7 hours | 17% |
| 7-10 hours | 16% |
| 10-13 hours | 12% |
| 13-16 hours | 10% |
| More than 16 hours | 14% |
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This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in Sweden in 2016 on the children's time spent on playing video games. Most of the Swedish children who usually play digital games (17 percent) used this medium 5 to 7 hours per week. Particularly boys spent a lot of hours on playing video games - during the survey period, 16 percent of them stated to have played more than 16 hours and only 1 percent played less than an hour.
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- Release date
- April 2017
- Region
- Sweden
- Survey time period
- November 16, 2016 to December 2, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 564 respondents
- Age group
- 6-17 years
- Special properties
- exclusively households with chidren who live at home; children who play video games
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: Hur mycket tid lägger du på aktiviteten...spela datorspel?"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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- Region
- Sweden
- Survey time period
- November 16, 2016 to December 2, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 564 respondents
- Age group
- 6-17 years
- Special properties
- exclusively households with chidren who live at home; children who play video games
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
This question was phrased by the source as follows: Hur mycket tid lägger du på aktiviteten...spela datorspel?"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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