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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of regular and non-regular active gamers

From: Active gaming in Dutch adolescents: a descriptive study

Characteristic

All active gamers (n=179)

Regular active gamers (n=65)

Non-regular active gamers (n=114)

p-value

Sex

   

0.601

-Boys (%)

50

52

48

 

Mean age (years (SD))*

13.9 (1.3)

13.5 (1.3)

14.1 (1.3)

0.004

Education level

   

0.588

-% pre-vocational

42

46

40

 

-% vocational

5

6

4

 

-% advanced secondary

22

20

23

 

-% pre-university

24

19

26

 

-% other

8

9

7

 

Parent education

   

0.871

-% low

17

15

18

 

-% moderate

49

51

48

 

-% high

34

34

33

 

Ethnicity

   

0.172

% non-Dutch origin

7

11

5

 
  1. *Significant difference between regular and non-regular active gamers (p <; 0.05).