Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the sample
| Demographics | Total sample (N = 14,7401) Frequency (%) |
| Gender, male | 13,157 (89.3) |
| Age, years; mean (SD), [range] | 24.1 (7.0) [14–75] |
| Age group; frequency (%) | |
| Age group 14–17 | 2,488 (16.9) |
| Age group 18–25 | 6,779 (46.0) |
| Age group 26 or older | 5,473 (37.1) |
| Education (number of years completed), mean (SD) | 13.0 (2.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 7,105 (48.3) |
| In a relationship but living separately | 3,357 (22.8) |
| Married/living in a partnership | 4,166 (28.3) |
| Divorced | 75 (0.5) |
| Widowed | 7 (0.0) |
| Study status (yes) | 6,927 (47.0) |
| Working status | |
| Does not work | 5,378 (36.5) |
| Has a full-time job | 7,449 (50.5) |
| Has a part-time job | 782 (5.3) |
| Works on an ad hoc basis | 1,125 (7.6) |
| Average time spent gaming; mean (SD) | |
| Time spent gaming on weekdays (hours) | 3.3 (2.1) |
| Time spent gaming on weekend days (hours) | 5.6 (2.7) |
| Time spent gaming a week (hours) | 27.6 (14.9) |
| Number of GD symptoms exhibited (APA framework) | |
| 0 | 8,854 (60.1) |
| 1 | 3,005 (20.4) |
| 2 | 1,277 (8.7) |
| 3 | 568 (3.9) |
| 4 | 289 (2.0) |
| 5 | 138 (0.9) |
| 6 | 64 (0.4) |
| ≥7 (7,8,9 GD scores merged) | 61 (0.4) |
| Number of GD symptoms (WHO framework) | |
| 0 | 11,807 (80.1) |
| 1 | 1,613 (10.9) |
| 2 | 604 (4.1) |
| 3 | 186 (1.3) |
| 4 | 60 (0.4) |
Note: SD = standard deviation; GD = Gaming Disorder; APA = American Psychiatric Association; WHO = World Health Organization.
1 The mismatch between the total N (i.e., 14,740) and the total Ns reported for each variable is due to missing values. Percentages do not always add up to 100% due to rounding errors.