Table 3.
Baseline demographics of French MMORPG gamers and their DAS responses
| Variables | Total sample of population | Over threshold DAS (+) | Below threshold DAS (-) | Statistical test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Statistical tests | Corrected p-value | |
| Age (years) | 26.6 | 7.1 | 25.7 | 6.5 | 27 | 7.3 | t = 1.845 | 0.099 |
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |||
| Gender | ||||||||
| male | 374 | 82.7 | 107 | 28.8 | 264 | 71.2 | χ2 = 2.08 | 0.149 |
| female | 78 | 17.3 | 16 | 20.8 | 61 | 79.2 | 1df | |
| Educational level | ||||||||
| BHSD Δ | 43 | 9.6 | 16 | 37.2 | 27 | 62.8 | χ2 = 6.441 | 0.12 |
| UD Δ | 298 | 66.7 | 86 | 29.3 | 208 | 70.7 | 2df | |
| MD Δ | 106 | 23.7 | 20 | 18.9 | 86 | 81.1 | ||
Δ BHSD: Below High School Diploma; UD: High School Diploma to university; MD: Master's degree and higher.