Concerns about gaming among users UK 2019

This statistic displays the results of a survey regarding users' concerns about gaming in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2019. Three percent of respondents reported concerns that gaming posed a risk to others and society in 2013. This share increased to fifteen percent in 2019. Statista provides a curated dossier of statistics on the gaming market in the United Kingdom.

Concerns about gaming among gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2019

Characteristic	Any concerns	Risks to others/ society	Offensive content	Health	Affordability
2019	37%	15%	18%	14%	9%
2018	26%	8%	13%	8%	7%
2017	26%	9%	16%	10%	8%
2016	23%	7%	11%	8%	6%
2015	25%	7%	14%	8%	6%
2014	21%	5%	13%	8%	5%
2013	20%	3%	13%	3%	4%
2012	23%	5%	17%	7%	4%

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2007 to 2019**

Number of respondents

1479***

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

adults who ever played games electronically

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* Spontaneous responses.
** Most recent survey carried out in September and October 2019.
*** n (2012) = 551; n (2013) = 604; n (2014) = 743; n (2015) = 654; n (2016) = 605; n (2017) = 632; n (2018) = 649; n (2019) = 1,479

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