CDC Study on Video Games and Health

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Here's the link to the results of the study.

Findings about the average gamer in the US (sample size, 550):

- 35 years old (more likely to be male by just 10%)
- More likely to be any of the following:
overweight, aggressive, introverted and depressed

Study also shows that children and teenagers who play games trend toward physical inactivity which continues and even worsens upon reaching adulthood.

Other results:

- Games are played in 65% of households
- 50% of gamers are between 18 to 49 years old
- 12% of gamers aged 8 to 34 showed multiple signs of addiction disorder

- 4/10 females play video games
- Females play games as a distraction
- Males play games for social interaction

HOWEVER!

Ars Technica raises some serious issues with the method used.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/...friend.ars

Opinions?

Just my two cents on the survey:

The over-generalizations aside, the study used a pitifully small sample size of 550 volunteers.

That's no more accurate than me randomly grabbing a guy off the street, asking him his opinion on video games, and concluding that everybody in the area has the same opinion as said random guy.