Table 1 Demographics and gaming characteristics (n = 285)
Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 157 | 44.9 |
Female | 128 | 55.1 |
Age | ||
17–18 | 78 | 27.4 |
19–20 | 120 | 42.1 |
More than 21 | 87 | 30.5 |
College year level | ||
First year | 118 | 41.4 |
Second year | 46 | 16.1 |
Third year | 84 | 29.5 |
Fourth year | 37 | 13.0 |
Time spent on online gaming (hours per week) | ||
0–1.5 | 50 | 17.5 |
2.0–4.5 | 65 | 22.8 |
5.0–12.0 | 89 | 31.2 |
More than 14 | 81 | 28.4 |
Time spent on the Internet (hours per week) | ||
0–9.00 | 68 | 23.9 |
10.00–25.62 | 71 | 40.7 |
28.00–48.00 | 57 | 20.0 |
More than 50.00 | 89 | 31.2 |
Money spent on online gaming (per month) | ||
None | 236 | 82.8 |
10–980 (JPYa) | 11 | 3.9 |
1000–7000 (JPYa) | 23 | 8.1 |
10,000–50,000 (JPYa) | 15 | 5.3 |