Comic Book Guy Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 The average age of an adult video game player is 35 - higher than previously thought, a US study suggests. Gamers may be getting older, but they are not getting slimmer A team from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also found gamers were less healthy, fatter, and more depressed than non-gamers. Researchers from the government agency analysed data from 500 adults aged 19 to 90 in the Seattle-Tacoma area of Washington state. More than 45% of those surveyed reported playing video games. The team chose the Seattle-Tacoma area because its internet usage level is the highest within the US and it is one of the larger markets for media. A UK survey from 2002, conducted by the Leisure Software Publishers Association, found the average gamer was aged between 25 and 34. But it also suggested that the average age of the keenest players is gradually edging upwards, a finding reinforced by the CDC finding. The team from CDC examined people's perception of their mood, personality, health status, physical and mental health, body mass index (BMI) and quality of life. Female video-game players reported greater depression and lower health status than female non-players, while male gamers reported a higher BMI and a greater reliance on the internet than non-gamers. CDC's Dr James B Weaver said the results were not that surprising. "Health risk factors, specifically a higher BMI and a larger number of poor mental-health days, differentiated adult video game players from non-gamers," he said. "Video game players also reported lower extraversion, consistent with research on adolescents that linked video-game playing to a sedentary lifestyle and overweight status." Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I knew the average gamer age was close to mine (32), but I think it's getting higher due to Wii casual gamers and WoW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrealistic Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 you took out the part where they also said they were fatter. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanManIt Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Whoah, that is a lot older than I would have expected! I was thinking more like early-mid twenties :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 These stats are always too weird for me, since majority of the gamers are kids :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 These stats are always too weird for me, since majority of the gamers are kids :D I guess the pensioners bring that average up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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