We knew it, you knew it. The old gamer stereotypes need to die off, and studies like this one just help to prove that we gamers are not all socially deficient shut-ins. In fact, the new study by IGN Entertainment and Ipsos Media CT shows that gamers may be better off than the non-gamers.
Here's the bullet points of this study, which polled 3,000 participants:
- 55% of gamers are married
- 48% have kids
- single gamers twice as likely to date
- average age of new gamers: 32
- average household income $79,000, better than non's $54k
- more socially active than non-gamers
- 13% more likey to go to the movies
- 11% morely likely to play sports
- 9% more likely to go out with friends
Take that, judgemental non-gamers! I don't even know how the old stereotypes are still around. Are they? This information is right in line with my friends and fellow gamers. Do you feel it is accurate?
[Via Gamasutra]
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2:32 PM on 10.22.2008
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Remember the WoW user one?
A) The methodology isn't great
B) The relationship could be inverse, meaning that people who are married, have carreers, etc, are more likely to have time and money for games, rather than the other way around.
Still, any attempt to collect reasonable game research data is worthwile.
Perhaps in the form of a pretty graph. Or many pretty graphs.
Of course, now that every family owns a Wii and play High School Musical, they name themselves "gamers".
Of course I use to hang out with friends and I enjoy dates, but I don't think that poll was applied to actual "gamers".
Why don't you DToiders make a poll with better resources (us)?
Who is that directed towards, non-gamers reading Destructoid?
This is regardless of who they polled for this study.
My father-in-law subscribes to the "games are for kids" archetype. He does try to debate me on it, but usually he comes with no valid points, just opinions.
Even if it's some college frat douchbag, he still plays madden and halo.
I swear, like every other weekend is a NARP. I need to hang out with them more often though.
Plus...... Marriage? What? Any Mess can get married, it hardly implies that you are indeed a social champion! Its settling down, and at a young age it could be considered to be one of the most anti-social things you can do! Settle down, drop your friends and happily wave goodbye to awkward nights out at the club standing in the corner sweating for some attention. Eventually you get a girl and cling on for dear life! And the longer you hold onto your MRS the longer you can avoid such awkward situations again...... plus offering you that one person to talk to when you do venture your greasey ass out the door so you dont feel the urge to communicate with anyone else again.
In truth this survey proves nothing, its usually only the ignornat or socially over active that dont bother with gaming. Look around my man everybody plays games now, even if its just an exhibition match in FIFA every now and then.But that doesnt mean the stereotype will ever truelly go away, it'll be kicked around for generations to come, like the Irish drunk thing...... which I'm quite happy to self perpetuate! :D
... could it be that people with more money are more likely to shell out dough for games than those who can't afford them?